Global healthcare systems and violence against women and girls

Worldwide, it is estimated that approximately 30% of women have experienced violence(WHO, 2021a) and that the prevalence of violence against women and girls increases signifi-cantly once broader social inequities are taken into account such as Indigeneity, disability,race and ethnicity, 2SLGBTIQ+ status, socio-economic status and age (WHO, 2021b). Inter-action with the healthcare system can provide an opportunity for a coordinated response tobe enacted that provides critical care to women (Fitts et al., 2022). While there have beendecades of advocacy for action to address the rates of violence against women, the breadthof minority and marginalised women’s experiences, including sexuality and gender-diversewomen, in accessing healthcare following violence are only gradually becoming known(see Grand’Maison, 2024).