Guidelines for the health sector

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How to interpret your country's score

3.3 Health sector guidelines (0–2)

0	No national clinical guidelines exist for identifying and responding to sexual violence against children or information not publicly available. Health workers lack official guidance on examination, documentation, or forensic evidence preservation.
1	National guidelines exist for clinical and forensic evaluation of children who have experienced sexual violence, but they do not include guidance on preserving evidence.
2	Comprehensive national guidelines exist, including guidance on clinical response, forensic evaluation, and evidence preservation.

From indicators to budget lines

Use this as a guide to strengthen your advocacy requests and create targeted ‘asks’ to decision-makers within the right Ministry (for example: Foreign Affairs, Social Welfare, or Finance)

Indicator	What it tracks	Budget-line-to target	Template language
3.3 Health Sector Guidelines	Whether the government has issued national clinical guidelines for responding to sexual violence against children, including evidence preservation	Ministry of Health: guideline development, health worker training, distribution and implementation of clinical protocols	"Fund the development, dissemination, and training on national clinical guidelines for responding to sexual violence against children across all primary and secondary health facilities."

How to put a number on your ask

Break your ask into building blocks a Finance Ministry would recognize. Even a rough component-based estimate signals seriousness:

Indicator	Examples of components to estimate
3.3 Health Sector Guidelines	Clinical guideline development and expert consultation; printing and distribution to facilities; health worker training rollout; compliance monitoring

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