Côte d’Ivoire’s INFAS institute improves healthcare training to prevent sexual violence
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In Côte d’Ivoire, the National Institute for Health Personnel Training (INFAS) strengthened its efforts to prevent sexual violence through the PASSAGE project.
Since 2021, with financial support from Global Affairs Canada and partnerships with Canadian and Ivorian organizations like the Fédération des cégeps and Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, INFAS adopted a new institutional policy for preventing sexual violence. The project also revised training programs for nurses and midwives, and introduced new teaching methods with improved equipment for practical work and simulations.
Axel Alliez, the PASSAGE project director, noted that the new policy wasn’t originally part of the program’s goals, but represents a major achievement. INFAS director Professor Méliane N’Dhatz-Ebagnitchié épouse Sanogo emphasized the importance of maintaining these improvements, stating that the end of the project should mark the beginning of solidifying its best practices.
The PASSAGE project directly benefited 10,961 people, including 6,066 adolescent girls and young women aged 10 to 24, exceeding the initial target of 8,000 in that age group. To further build on these successes, INFAS will send a delegation to Canada from November 7 to 21 to study how Canada manages sexual violence, implements preventative measures, and provides support to those affected.
