Enhancing health workforce capacity through life skills-based interventions: evidence from Pakistan on reducing gender-based violence
The study highlights the need for continuous capacity-building and integrating Gender-based violence education into healthcare and educational systems to improve support for survivors. Strengthening the health workforce with targeted training and protocols is essential for addressing Gender-based violence effectively, offering a framework for similar efforts in other regions to foster equitable and responsive healthcare.
Authors
- Rubina Barolia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7498-3308)
- Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-599X)
- Zahid Memon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5321-8885)
- Ambreen A. Merchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2276-3661)
- Tazeen Saeed Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-8766)
- Warisha Qamar
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13041-9
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Aga Khan Foundation
- United Nations Population Fund
- Aga Khan Foundation Canada
- Global Affairs Canada