General Hospital is a reference Panzi hospital well known in the world and especially in the Great Lakes region for its services rendered to the population since 1999. Located in the Panzi at about 9 km from the city center, the health institution is best known for its support for survivors of sexual violence. Through a unique model in the Great Lakes region, the Panzi Hospital supports female survivors of sexual violence and offers several services.
From 1999 to June 2010, the Panzi Hospital treated 25,441 women for gynecological conditions, many of them severe cases of reproductive trauma or trauma from sexual violence. 5,812 operations have been performed, including 2,551 cases of fistula repair.In 2004, a specific program was developed to respond to the large number of survivors of sexual violence seeking help at Panzi Hospital. The SSV-project is funded by ECHO and implemented by PMU (the Swedish Pentecostal Mission’s Relief and Development Agency). It aims to treat and heal survivors and women with severe gynecological disorders through medical and psycho-social assistance.According to the medical director of Panzi Hospital Dr. Denis Mukwege, the institution offers many services that are needed by a survivor, which prevents that the patient needs to explain several times what she (or he) went through. After being welcomed the survivors at Panzi Hospital immideately get a hygiene kit provided by the social assistants. They are then sent to the laboratory for examination before they are received by a team of psychologists and social workers for psychosocial support. After this the patients are taken to the doctor for medical consultation. The project works together with Engenderhealth (an American NGO supported by USAID) which funds fistula surgery and trains medical staff in fistula repair. The Stephen Lewis Foundation treats survivors who have been infected with hiv/aids, providing them with anti-retrovirals. The medical care at the Panzi Hospital extends to rural areas through mobile medical teams funded by UNICEF and training of rural health personnel. Every day women take back control of their bodies through surgery, psychological and socio-economic support.Panzi Hospital also maintains and supports socio-economic reintegration, legal assistance and psycho-social care for survivors of sexual violence in three health zones in South Kivu through the Ushindi project (supported by USAID). The hospital is committed to ensure that the care that survivors receive in their home village and at the Panzi Hospital is of the best quality and is available to all who need it
The survivors/patients are also supported socio economically, through skills training and micro credits, education for young mothers (survivors of sexual violence) as well as a crèche for children of rape or with mothers who get treatment at Panzi Hospital. In addition to this service the hospital offers support through the legal clinic for survivors who wish to meet with a lawyer.
Traitement à l’hôpital de Panzi
L’Hôpital général de référence de panzi est un hôpital très connu dans le monde et surtout dans la région de grands lacs pour ses services qu’il rend à la population depuis 1999.
Situé dans le quartier Panzi à environs 9 km du centre ville ; cette institution sanitaire est plus connu pour sa prise en charge des victimes de violences sexuelles.Modèle d’un guichet unique dans la région de grands lacs, l’hopital de panzi prend en charge les femmes victimes de violences sexuelles et offres plusieurs services aux survivantes.Selon le médecin directeur de l’hôpital de panzi le docteur dénis Mukwege, son institution offre sur place, plusieurs services dont a besoin une victime .Il affirme que ce système évite à la victime d’expliquer à plusieurs reprises tout ce qu’elle a traversé à plusieurs personnes.Selon lui ; les victimes à l’hôpital de panzi reçoivent un accueil décent.ces dernières entre directement en possession d’un kit d’hygiène offerte par les assistantes psycho sociale.Elles sont ensuite envoyées au laboratoire pour examen.Ce n’est que le lendemain que la victime est reçue par une équipe de psychologue et assistante sociale pour un encadrement psychosocial.Après avoir causé avec les assistantes psychosociale ; les malades sont ensuite conduit auprès du médecin pour consultation médicale.Ce n’est qu’après les soins médicaux que les victimes sont prise en charge par l’hôpital qui offre la prise en charge socio économique ; octroi des micros crédits, la scolarisation des filles mères victimes des violences sexuelles ainsi que d’une crèche pour les enfants issus du viol.En plus de ce service ; l’hôpital offre un accompagnement judicaire à travers la clinique juridique aux survivantes qui désirent rencontrer un juriste ou même un avocat.
