GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEGUATEMALAMEASURESEMERGENCY MEDICATION KIT / KIT DE MEDICAMENTOS DE EMERGENCIA
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Emergency Medication Kit / Kit de medicamentos de emergencia
Type of Measure
Services > Health
Form of Violence
Sexual violence
Brief Description

The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) provides an emergency medication kit within 72 hours after the event to victims of sexual violence. The kit contains antiretrovirals, emergency contraception, antibiotics, vaccines, and comprehensive care includes psychological and/or social work support, and respect for the person's self-determination (through the Network of Interpreters). From 2020 to April 2024, it provided 19,896 post-exposure prophylactic treatments in clinics for cases of sexual violence (MSPAS, 2024).

Original language:

El Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social (MSPAS) brinda kit de medicamentos de emergencia dentro de las 72 horas después de ocurrido el hecho a las víctimas de VS. El kit contiene antirretrovirales, anticoncepción de emergencia, antibióticos, vacunas y atención integral incluye acompañamiento psicológico y/o de trabajo social, y respeto a la autodeterminación de la persona (a través de la Red de Intérpretes). Del 2020 hasta abril 202433, brindó 19,896 tratamientos profilácticos post exposición en clínicas de atención a casos de VS (MSPAS, 2024).

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