At the start of the pandemic, the Government of Kenya immediately closed schools, restricted transportation, and imposed a national curfew. The Government did not initially deem gender-based violence (GBV) and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) essential.
Researchers at Columbia University and a Kenya-based researcher¹ interviewed 37 GBV and SRHR service providers and other stakeholders between July and September 2020 to understand how restrictive policies to contain COVID-19 and de-prioritization of GBV and SRHR services were impacting critical GBV/SRHR services…
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. (2020). Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Programs and Services – Kenya.
