43 Calls In Two Months

MSP provides a range of develop­ment services for vulnerable com­munities in the Asia and Pacific region to ensure women and ado­lescents have access to quality and professional health services, par­ticularly reproductive health and maternal and child health services.

Wednesday 08 March 2023 | 15:00

Medical Services Pacific country director Ashna Shaleen. Photo: Wati Talebula-Nuku

Medical Services Pacific country director Ashna Shaleen. Photo: Wati Talebula-Nuku

A Fiji-based charity group is concerned with the high number of alleged sexual assault cases reported to them in just two months. Medical Services Pacific (MSP) has revealed it had received 43 calls in January and February alone.

MSP provides a range of develop­ment services for vulnerable com­munities in the Asia and Pacific region to ensure women and ado­lescents have access to quality and professional health services, par­ticularly reproductive health and maternal and child health services.

Its country director, Ashna Shaleen, said: "We used to see 43 in the fifth or sixth month in a year, but when we see this in the first two months, it is a huge jump."

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