This presentation was delivered by the INDPETH Network (Nana Oye) to a workshop at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine on improving the use of research in policy and practice.

1. NANA OYE LITHUR

2.  INDEP Ne o
TH tw rk
c m is io d re e rc to a s s
o m s ne sa h ses
thele a a p lic fra e o o
g l nd o y m w rk n
SRH in Gha , a a s s ing
na nd s e s
c m lia ew thela s
o p nc ith w,
p te tio o SRH rig
ro c n f hts
 Wid g p w reid ntifie a the
e as e e d nd
ne d fo p litic l inte ntio
e r o a rve n
re o m nd d to fa ilita hig
cm e e c te h
le l inte ntio
ve rve n
 Ac l a tivity p nne w stw
tua c la d a o
a aha ho m e
nd lf urs e tingw ith
P rls To d c sfind so s y
a . is us ing f tud
a s lic the s p rt
nd o it ir up o

3. WHAT WERE THE
ISSUES?
-SRH w sno o thea e a
a t n g nd ,
lo vis ility o the
w ib n
p litic l la s a e
o a nd c p
-INDEP ha fa ilita d
TH d c te
re e rc tha a ula dthe
s a h t rtic te
is ueo a d s ingSRH
s f d re s
-Thed b te s und the
e a s urro ing
DV Bill p vid da
ro e n
o p rtunity top s nt ac s
po re e ae
toP rlia e ria
a m nta ns

4. Reproductive health, sex
abuse and violations
 The a o afe re rra m d tothehe lth s c r, the
re re nly w fe ls a e a e to re
isund r-re o
e p rtingb he lth p vid rs a noc a
y a ro e , nd le r
c o ina n o linksw DOVVSU
o rd tio r ith
 Nop pro hyla p vid dfo ra ea d file e vic s
xis ro e r p nd e m nt tim
p c the a ris o c ntra tingHIV
la ing m t k f o c
 Altho h g nd r-b s dvio nc isac m o nt o the
ug e e a e le e o p ne f
Re ro uc
p d tiveHe lth P lic the a nop to o a o te o
a o y, re re ro c ls d p d n
a p a n in he lth c rec ntre
p lic tio a a e s
 Victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence have to pay
for medical reports and medical examinations after assault
rape and defilement, which adversely affects prosecution
where victims cannot afford to pay

5. DOVVSU Statistics on
Prosecution of cases- 2007
Types of case Number of Percentage (%)
(Totals) Cases
Total of Reports 17315 100
Investigating 13679 79
Closed 2015 11.6
Sent to Court 1091 6.3
Awaiting Trial 944 5.4
Convicted 93 0.5
Refused 644 3.7
Acquitted 54 0.3

6. WHAT WERE THE
FACTS/GAPS
IDENTIFIED?
-SRH rig w reno b ing
hts e t e
a e a ly p te te
d q te ro c d
-TheSta w sno a he
te a t d ring
tothe le a o lig tio
ir g l b a ns
- p ym nt o m d a fe s
a e f e ic l e
w shind ring
a e
inve tig tio o s xua
s a n f e l
a us a d m s
b e nd o e tic
vio nc c s s
le e a e

7. THE STRATEGIES WE
ADOPTED
 P rtne hipw C rk o
a rs ith le f
P rl.,itsa m He d
a d . a
 -Ke c lla o tio w
y o b ra n ith
C rkso re va P rl.
le f le nt a
c m itte s
o m e
 Fa ilita
c tingm d e ia
d c s nstog ne te
is us io e ra
inte s a p s nt a
re t nd re e
cme
o p llinghum n s ry
a to
 W rkinga undP rl. Tim ,
o ro a e
m kings s io s rt a
a e s n ho nd
s c t
uc inc

8. S TRATEGIES CONTD.
 Lo b
b yingC ir o the
ha f
C m . b fo ha
o m e re nd
 Ma kinginfo e s
. a ily
a c s ib ,
c e s le
 He ingP rl. to d ft
lp a ra
s te e
ta m nts
 Us p rs na sw ll
ing e o litie e
kno n in SRH in
w
Gha ;P f Binka Dr
na ro ,
Ba a Na Oyeto
w , na
d live p p rs
e r ae

9. STRATEGIES
 C re
a fully p c g
a ka ing
msa e
es g
 Be a ila lefo
ing va b r
fo w
llo -up
 Ho ingtw s s q nt
ld o ub e ue
re io l w rks p a
g na o ho s nd
invo lvingMP in the
S ir
c ns
o titue ie
nc s
 Se ingthe up a sa
nd m d te nd
c p so re o
o ie f p rts

10. WAYS ADOPTED TO
SUSTAIN THE
DIALOGUE
 Fo w up
llo ing
‘ip m tic lly’ ith the
d lo a a w
C m itte c rks
o m e le
 Mo r s te e b
nite ta m nts y
P rls o theflo r thro h
a . n o ug
them de ia
 Ma ap ic l p s nc
ke hys a re e e
during c ns e tio o
o id ra n f
theDV Bill

11. MORE POINTS
 Ma c a
ke le r
re o m nd tio tha w
c m e a ns t ill
b e s tofo wa
e ay llo nd
re tere o m nd tio
la c m e a ns
d c w them nd te
ire tly ith a a
o theP rls
f a .

12. A COMPELLING HUMAN
STORY:MAHAD SEIDU
 MahadSe u, a19ye r oldgirl
id a
w rkingin Ac raa ahe d p rte w s
o c s a o r a
kid p e , tie in c ins p d c d
na p d d ha , a lo ke
a c nc a d und r thes a o a
nd o e le e et f
tro b und fo W le a , 72 km
tro o r a w le 3
no The s w stob fo e into
rth. re he a e rc d
m rria ew ab ine sm n.
a g ith us s a
 A te mo p lic m n fro theMTTU
a f o e e m
re c dhe b fo thetruc s t o
s ue r e re k e ff
a a s d tw m n
nd rre te o e
 Thes p c c im d to ha b e
us e ts la e ve e n
s nt b theg sp re toAc rato
e y irl’ a nts c
ta he b c tothevilla etob
ke r a k g e
m rrie o
a d ff

13. THE MEDIA AS AN
ALLY
 Brie d ke s le te
fe y e c d
m d o theis ue
e ia n s s
 Us d a a y e ting
e lre d xis
SRH m d ne o
e ia tw rk
 Invite m d a
d e ia s
p rtic a a no
a ip nts nd t
m re to c ve e nt
e ly o r ve
 Did no invitem d fo
t e ia r
P rl. W rks p
a o ho
 P vid d ,m d w
ro e e ia ith
re o
p rts

14. SO WHAT
CHANGED?
 A s e ific
pc
p vis n w s
ro io a
ins rte in the
e d
DV Ac t
s ula
tip tingtha t
md a
e ic l
a s ta e
s is nc
s ug und r
o ht e
theDV Ac t
w b fre o
ill e e f
c rg
ha e

15. WHY WAS
THE
NOVEL?
 It w sno
a t
inc e in
lud d
d ft Bill
ra
s m d to
ub itte
C b ta
a ine nd
fo a e to
rw rd d
P rl.
a
 P rl. p ying
a la
ke le is tive
y g la
func n s
tio uo
m to
o

16. HAS THIS LED TO
BETTER
PROTECTION?
 NO!
 Fe ss b ing
e till e
d m nd d b he lth
e a e y a
p vid rsa o re io l
ro e s ur g na
w rks p re a d
o ho s ve le
 He lth p vid rsno
a ro e t
a a o thela
w re f w
 Ne d to w rk w
e o ith
Gha He lth Se e to
na a rvic
e rc la .
nfo e w

17. P rtic a a there io l w rks p o SRH in Kum s
a ip nts t g na o ho n a i,
As nti re io –tw m m e o P rl., q e o rs
ha g n o e b rs f a ue nm the ,
re io l he d o So ia W lfa , Hum n Rig
g na a s f c l e re a hts
C m is io
o ms n

18. CONCLUSIONS
-It isd ult b it w rks
iffic ut o !
-C d ility a them s a e
re ib nd es g
b a r isc a fo a tio
e re ritic l r c n
to ha p n, the ha tob
pe re s e
a‘o c
c nne t’
-Thee a e e ha to b
ng g m nt s e
s ta dfo theo je tive
us ine r b c
oe c
f ffe tivep te tio o
ro c n f
SRH to b fully re lis d
e a e