In Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, sexual violence is a public health crisis. With a long history of active conflict in the area, tensions here remain high and most of the sexual violence cases that Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) sees happen in the community and in the home. MSF opened the Tongolo support center in 2017 because survivors couldn’t access the medical and psychosocial services they needed. The center offers free, high-quality care, including for men, children, and adolescents. "Tongolo means ‘star’— something that shines, that gives hope,” says Sylvie Nadège, the center's supervisor. “The Tongolo center is special because we offer holistic care. We have all types of staff: health care workers, social workers, and mental health counselors, and we offer on-site health care.” Survivors of sexual violence also need services that MSF cannot provide, namely protection, emergency shelter, and economic and legal support. We are calling on donors and other organizations to make these services available in Bangui.
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