Gender-Based Violence: Quality assurance tool — minimum care version

This Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Quality Assurance Tool Minimum Care Version lists 24 evidence-based standards for the provision of high quality post-GBV care in health facilities. The tool was developed by Jhpiego and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with reviews of resources and input from gender/GBV partners at the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), World Health Organization (WHO), an array of international organizations, GBV health providers and ministries of health. Please read the full background and instructions in the Facilitation Guide prior to using this tool.

The standards are organized by different aspects of service delivery (e.g., facility readiness, clinical care, etc.). Verification criteria are listed in a column directly next to these standards, and indicate what must be in place for each standard to be considered “achieved”. Facilities in more resource-constrained settings or facilities just starting to develop their services should be assessed using the minimum care version of the tool. The full version should be used to assess the quality of care in well-resourced, designated post-GBV care facilities, such as One Stop Centers where key post-GBV care is offered in one location. It can be found on http://www.jhpiego.org/gender