Summary Mental Health and Psychosocial Support are integral components of the multisectoral programs addressing wartime sexual violence. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, an integrated framework known as the one-stop centre model was implemented at Panzi Hospital for delivering medical, legal, psychosocial, and socioeconomic support services for wartime sexual violence survivors. While recent developments broadly described this model with more focus on its medical pillar, there is limited knowledge on how its psychosocial support component can be harnessed in addressing wartime sexual violence. This article explored the roles and ethics of psychosocial support in integrated health services based on the research data from 11 in-depth interviews with the psychosocial support workers and desk reviews. Findings The findings of this study indicated that the roles and ethics of psychosocial workers in addressing wartime sexual violence are limited by the lack of adequately trained staff members, low professional status, and complex ethical challenges. In this case, psychosocial support draws more from virtue ethics and moral constructivism and less from professional utilitarianism and deontology. While both approaches are integral to providing support services, combining them is necessary for the complementarity and consistency of therapeutic processes. The study's findings also demonstrated the lack of professional social work and mental health interventions in the Congo and suggested coordinated actions engaging social work education, policy, and research developments. Applications We conclude that the roles and ethics of psychosocial support should be of serious concern to decision-makers, practitioners, and educators.
Objetivo discutir el derecho a la salud, su incorporación en los instrumentos jurídicos y las consecuencias en la práctica en el Sistema Nacional de Salud, en Mozambique. Método se trata de un análisis documental, de orden cualitativo, que después de lectura exhaustiva e interpretativa de los instrumentos jurídicos y de obras que versan sobre el derecho a la salud, acceso y cobertura universal, resultaron en la construcción de tres categorías empíricas: instrumentos de los derechos humanos y su interrelación con la construcción del derecho a la salud; sistema nacional de salud en Mozambique; y vacíos entre teoría y práctica en la consolidación del derecho a la salud en el país. Resultados Mozambique ratificó varios instrumentos jurídicos internacionales y regionales (de África) que tratan sobre el derecho a la salud y los aseguró en su Constitución. Sin embargo, su incorporación por el Sistema Nacional de Salud ha sido limitada, ya que no consigue ofrecer acceso y cobertura universal a los servicios de salud de forma ecuánime en toda su extensión territorial y en los distintos niveles de atención. Conclusiones la efectuación del derecho a la salud es compleja y exigirá del Estado una movilización de acciones conjuntas de políticas financieras, educacionales, tecnológicas, habitacionales, saneamiento y administración, así como, la garantía del acceso y cobertura universal a la salud. ; Objective to discuss the right to health, incorporation into the legal instruments and the deployment in practice in the National Health System in Mozambique. Method this is a documentary analysis of a qualitative nature, which after thorough and interpretative reading of the legal instruments and articles that deal with the right to health, access and universal coverage, resulted in the construction of three empirical categories: instruments of humans rights and their interrelationship with the development of the right to health; the national health system in Mozambique; gaps between theory and practice in the consolidation of the right to health in the country. Results Mozambique ratified several international and regional legal instruments (of Africa) that deal with the right to health and which are ensured in its Constitution. However, their incorporation into the National Health Service have been limited because it can not provide access and universal coverage to health services in an equitable manner throughout its territorial extension and in the different levels of care. Conclusions the implementation of the right to health is complex and will require mobilization of the state and political financial, educational, technological, housing, sanitation and management actions, as well as ensuring access to health, and universal coverage. ; Objetivo discutir o direito à saúde, incorporação nos instrumentos jurídicos e o desdobramento na prática no Sistema Nacional de Saúde, em Moçambique. Método trata-se de uma análise documental, de cunho qualitativo, que após leitura exaustiva e interpretativa dos instrumentos jurídicos e de obras que versam sobre o direito à saúde, acesso e cobertura universal, resultaram na construção de três categorias empíricas: instrumentos dos direitos humanos e sua inter-relação com a construção do direito à saúde; sistema nacional de saúde em Moçambique; lacunas entre teoria e prática na consolidação do direito à saúde no país. Resultados Moçambique ratificou vários instrumentos jurídicos internacionais e regionais (da África) que tratam sobre o direito à saúde e assegurou em sua Constituição. No entanto, sua incorporação pelo Sistema Nacional de Saúde tem sido limitada, pois não consegue oferecer acesso e cobertura universal aos serviços de saúde de forma equânime em toda sua extensão territorial e nos distintos níveis de atenção. Conclusões a efetivação do direito à saúde é complexa e exigirá do Estado uma mobilização de ações conjuntas de políticas financeiras, educacionais, tecnológicas, habitacionais, saneamento e gestão, assim como, a garantia do acesso e cobertura universal à saúde.
