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Enough is enough - International Women's Day 2004

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Since 2000, MSF has been treating victims of sexual violence in Makelekele hospital in the capital, Brazzaville. Since January 2003, a similar program was set up in Talanga. Hospital, in another area of the capital.

Patients receive free and anonymous medical care which includes the morning after pill, STD treatment, HIV testing and prophylaxis as well as psychological counseling.

As victims are isolated and often excluded, social support is also provided to help them register and obtain necessary documents in order to access basic services.

Also, women who, as a result of rape, are pregnant, as well as children born from rapes receive free medical care during and after pregnancy. Overall, more than 900 women have been treated in the MSF clinics.

Victims are between 6 months to 69 years old, and more than 55% of them are between 13 to 25 years old.

On the March 8, 2003, on International Women's Day, MSF teams in Brazzaville decided to break silence surrounding rape and set up a public education campaign "Tika/Bika Viol, Je dis non! Say no to rape!".

The aim was to make people aware of the important problem of rape in the Congo and to inform about the two programs and about the necessity to come to consultations within the necessary 72 hours time-span following the rape.