ITS EDUCATION ASIA ARTICLE

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

By Danny Harrington, MD ITS Education Asia

Tomorrow, 25^th November, is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Under the restrictions imposed by many governments as part of their covid response strategies, millions of families have been forced to stay locked down together for much longer than normal and under much more stress than usual. Sadly, this has led to a “Shadow Pandemic” of violence, usually by men against women and girls. Violence by men against women and girls is inexplicable, pointless behaviour. Days like this at least begin to raise awareness and will hopefully stimulate the actions needed to address this behavioural disease.