TED Talk: The shadow pandemic of domestic violence

By Kemi DaSilva-Ibru

Mandatory lockdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders, meant to contain COVID-19, have created a shadow pandemic of domestic abuse. Sharing alarming statistics on the rise of gender based violence worldwide, DaSilva-Ibru describes how Nigeria quickly retrained a squadron of basic health care providers to respond to the crisis—and shares lessons other countries can adopt.