Can health workers stop thousands of women being killed in Guatemala?

The country has the world’s third highest rate of femicide. Meet the health professionals taking a stand against domestic abuse

Manuela Garcia can still vividly remember the last time she saw her daughter, Maria, alive. Everything seemed normal; Maria was happy and in good health. Little did Garcia know that 24 hours later, she would find her daughter lying dead on the bedroom floor, her body covered by a rug.

“It’s so painful,” says Garcia, choking back tears. “Two years on, and I haven’t forgotten. It’s one thing if your child dies in an accident, but at home? That’s what hurts the most. I’ll never be able to forget.”

Violence against women is a hidden problem in Guatemala

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