More than 50% of Gauteng rape victims are children - MEC
7 August 2017
Cape Town - More than half of the rape victims who received Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) treatments in Gauteng over the past five years were children.
This is according to information from Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa in an answer to a question from DA MPL Jack Bloom.
Gauteng's 26 specialist rape treatment centres have given PEP treatment to 21 757 rape victims over the past five years to prevent HIV/Aids infection.
According to Ramokgopa, "all health facilities assess rape victims and then refer them to a nearby, dedicated Clinical Forensic Medical Service [CFMS] and/or Thuthuzela [Care] Centre [TCC] for examination, evidence collection and psychosocial support by trained personnel. This is meant to avoid secondary victimisation as a result of having to wait in long queues in clinics and hospitals".