Standards and Guidelines for Medical Management of Victims of Violence in Benue State

The enactment of the VAPP Act 2015 paved the way for state assemblies to begin the process of domesticating it to suit the contextual realities of their respective regions. Benue State achieved this on 28 May 2019, when Governor Samuel Ortom assented to the Bill, making it law in the State.

To ensure that the momentum of the process was not lost, Ipas Nigerian Health Foundation supported the state in moving forward by facilitating the development of the Standards and Guidelines for the Medical Management of Victims of Violence and inaugurating a technical committee to oversee its implementation.

Two consultants familiar with the process, Dr Godwin Akaba and Dr Talemoh Wycliffe Dah, were engaged to lead the exercise. Relevant stakeholders from the state were also involved in solidifying the process. They convened several times to review the draft Standards and Guidelines before validation