Monrovia’s Star of the Sea Health Centre is the first health facility in Liberia to offer women psychosocial and legal support alongside health services.

In any one day, the Centre’s 40 staff can expect to see 100 women and girls requesting support for antenatal, delivery and postnatal care. Many of these women and girls have experienced sexual and other forms of gender-based violence. By providing a one-stop shop for family planning, and maternal and child health services as well as health checks, vaccine administration and treatment for sexually-transmitted infections, staff find they can more easily respond to the needs of women affected by gender-based violence.