Table 2 Medical services offered to rape survivors through Malteser
From: Sexual violence in the protracted conflict of DRC programming for rape survivors in South Kivu
| • Medical care and psycho-social assistance |
| • Integrated into local health structures |
| • Medical treatment at specialized health centres (VAS-centres) |
| • Psycho-social counselling through 18 local CBOs |
| (community-based organizations); about 10 local staff each |
| • Curriculum: 2 day-teachings in psycho-social assistance/ |
| basic medical knowledge, monthly supervisions |
| • Malteser pays running costs and staff salaries |
| • Salary per staff: 35 USD/month plus variable additional payment based on performance (97 – 145 USD/month) |
| • Awareness-raising about sexual violence through Provincial Health Inspection with special focus on combatants |