A SGBV survivor’s story: “He would come home drunk, beat me, urinate on my face and threaten to abuse me in worse ways.”

March 8, 2019

A thin-framed Kamla* looked around, unsure whether she was at the right place, and hesitating whether to share her experience or not. This was the first time she was visiting MSF’s SGBV clinic on the recommendation of an MSF health...

Treating survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Delhi

February 6, 2019

MSF in South Asia: Projects in South Asia Access campaign Connect with us What we do Since November 2015, MSF is providing integrated medical and psychological care to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) through a community-based clinic in...

Delhi: Bringing medical care to victims of sexual and domestic violence in one of city’s biggest slum areas

March 8, 2018

Shailja was three months pregnant when she first came to MSF SGBV project, a community-based clinic run by Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in North West Delhi’s densely populated Jahangirpuri area. She looked anxious and confused. Like...

Delhi: “There needs to be a shift in the individual and in society to say no to violence”

October 10, 2017

Virginia Lee is a counsellor from Australia who recently spent seven months working as a mental health coordinator in a community clinic in Delhi. The clinic offers medical and psychological care to survivors of domestic and sexual violence Incidents of...

Médecins Sans Frontières raises awareness on violence against women

December 12, 2016

Delhi, 8 December 2016: The international medical humanitarian organisation- Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) organised an awareness-raising event on violence against women for the women and girls from the Jahangirpuri community today. Participating in support of the 16 days of...