02/07/2024
It is essential that anyone experiencing domestic violence gets help as soon as possible. For any medical emergency where an ambulance is required, call 084 124. We currently provide gender-based violence care models at our Emergency Centres at Mediclinic hospitals in Stellenbosch, Paarl, Worcester, Louis Leipoldt, Panorama, Cape Gate, Durbanville, Milnerton, Cape Town, Constantiaberg, Vergelegen, Hermanus and George. Our emergency staff will attend to you in a respectful and dignified manner in a private setting. After completing the necessary clinical and forensic assessments, ER24 trauma counsellors are available to attend to your emotional needs. For more information, visit our website at: https://mediclinic.link/f20843
According to the WHO, 70% of women experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lives. The UN goes further to state that more than two thirds of all women killed in Africa in 2017 were killed by intimate partners or family members.