UN to provide trauma care for the Chibok girls, families

In a statement on the Chibok girls, the executive director said that the UNFPA as a point of duty would try to fully reintegrate the girls into their community, once they are back within their families, and to provide for their wellbeing.He said, “Thus, UNFPA will be leading a coalition of partners to among others […]

In a statement on the Chibok girls, the executive director said that the UNFPA as a point of duty would try to fully reintegrate the girls into their community, once they are back within their families, and to provide for their wellbeing.
He said, “Thus, UNFPA will be leading a coalition of partners to among others provide psychosocial therapy to stabilize the parents of the victims and prepare them to offer the necessary assistance to their children, when they are released. We will also provide immediate diagnosis and treatment to the victims to ensure total health, including their sexual and reproductive health.
The concern is that the girls could be exposed to sexual violence, trauma and infections.
Osotimehin continued, “We will initiate programmes that will encourage the girl’s reintegration to the educational system to enable them complete their education. Specifically in the coming days, UNFPA with a coalition of partners will build the capacity of a core team in Borno on emergency Humanitarian Response in line with United Nations guidelines and also conduct a mapping and situational analysis to provide relevant information that will inform a robust response.”
Speaking on the implications of the crisis on the people in the region, the UNFPA boss said, “the abduction of the girls at Chibok and the situation of other women and girls in the region put them in a high risk situation to a variety of sexual and reproductive health issues, including increased rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as HIV and hepatitis, sexual abuse, teenage pregnancies and psychosocial trauma.
He noted that the intervention has aimed to restore access to essential reproductive health care for about 450,000 people, including 18,000 pregnant women in Borno and Adamawa States.
The main objective of this intervention is to provide for the sexual and reproductive health as well as socio-psychological wellbeing of the girls abducted at Chibok in the immediate post-release period as well as other girls that have had similar experiences since the beginning of the insurgence