Training on Handling and Managing Gender-Based Violence/VAWC Cases for Health Service Providers

CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND AGREEMENTS

Government doctors are allowed and authorized to conduct a medico-legal

examination and issue a medico-legal certificate;

There should be uniformity in reporting and there should be a uniform medical

certificate not only in the province but all over the country;

Terminologies that will be used in filling up the medico-legal certificate must be

uniformed;

There should be two doctors in each municipality;

In cases where the local doctor is not available to conduct medico-legal examination,
client may be referred to PNP Crime Lab (SOCO) with a referral letter signed by the
Local PNP. PNP Crime Lab and NBI is covering the whole Region XII;

GSC will accommodate client for treatment purposes only but not for medico-legal;

There should be two logbooks that will be maintained by workers. One for confidential
cases and the other one for non-confidential cases (especially in the hospitals);

Resolve issues on patients from Sarangani who died on the way to the hospital (who
will sign the death certificate)
 Training on Handling and Managing Gender-Based Violence/VAWC Cases for Health Service Providers

Conduct training for nurses, doctors (hospital), midwives, etc., on reporting procedures
and proper approaches to patients;

Conduct training for health workers and social workers on how to appear in court,
possible questions asked in court and how to answer it, protocol in appearing in court,
etc., with mock work. Invite prosecutors and lawyers will be invited during the mock
work.

For patients that needs mental examination, the local social worker may refer the client
to GSC through Dr. Terapaz (GSC District Hospital)