Dr. Gardner Michaud the Executive Director of Haitian Association for women and Family led a delegation yesterday that toured Isange One Stop Center to have a firsthand look at services offered to Gender Based Violence (GBV) victims.
The team was led to different departments of Isange Center where staff explained different services offered to victims and the process that patients go through from when the victims are received to when they are discharged.
The Haitian delegation consists of parliamentarians and medical Doctors . They are in the country for a five day tour.
Rwandan Police are currently involved in peace keeping mission in Haiti. Since their deployment Haiti and Rwanda diplomatic relations have progressed very fast.
Dr. Gardner applauded Rwanda National Police commitment to tackle Gender Based Violence. “What we have seen here shows a big step made by Rwandan Police in promoting human rights”, Dr Gardner said.
She added that the mutual partnership between her organization and Rwanda Police will help ensure Gender Based Violence is addressed back in Haiti.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Dr Daniel Nyamwasa, the Director of medical services at Police Hospital, told the Haitian delegation that Rwanda national Police collaborates with local communities through community policing aimed at resolving family conflicts.
He noted that if there are no mechanisms put in place to address such conflicts, they could easily accelerate to gender based violence.
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