By Asma’u Ahmad
A new care centre where victims of sexual violence could get immediate medical and psychosocial attention will open in Lagos this week.
It was reported that the Yaba, Lagos-based Sexual Assault Referral Centre is an initiative of Women At Risk International Foundation (WARIF), an NGO.
WARIF Chief Executive, Dr. Kemi DaSilva-Ibru, an obstetrician, told Newsmen on Sunday that the fully-serviced medical suite would provide 24-hour support to victims and survivors of rape and sexual violence.
In addition to clinical and forensic medical services, DaSilva-Ibru said that the centre would also provide “long-term therapy to survivors and integrate them successfully back into society’’
“It is our primary social responsibility to ensure that all young girls and women live in a society free of rape and social violence,” she said.
According to DaSilva-Ibru, WARIF has established partnerships with US-based Washington DC Rape Crisis Centre (DCRCC) and several government and non-government organisations to achieve its objectives.
DCRCC Director, Indira Henard, said at the unveiling that the establishment of WARIF was a game changer for sexual assault survivors in a timely manner.
