Amref Health Africa

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Amref Health Africa

Description Amref Health Africa’s mission is to increase sustainable health access to communities in Africa through solutions in human resources for health, health services...

International

World Health Organization

Description WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable...

International

FGM/C and Health Consequences: Implications for Policy, Advocacy, and Investment

Description This web feature offers a clear understanding of the health effects of FGM/C to provide direction for future investment by donors, highlight important...

International

Understanding the Impact of Medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Description This web feature synthesizes quantitative data on trends over time, the relationship between medicalization and overall FGM/C prevalence, and qualitative data on provider...

Somalian community United States

Exposure to Violence Means Less Access to Care for Somali Women and Girls in Arizona

Description This study is the first-of-its-kind large-scale survey of Somali women and girls in Arizona that shows the health effects of victimization (homicide, violence,...

United States

Asma and Her Pregnancy Bilingual Booklet

Description This visual guide walks you through the experience of Asma, a survivor of FGMC who is pregnant with her first child. Author Nile...

United States

On Reinfibulation: Part of the Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Discussion that Rarely Gets Mentioned

Description Author Ranit Mishori discusses reinfibulation, or the re-suturing after delivering or gynecological procedures of the incised scar tissue resulting from infibulation (Type 3)....

United States

FGM/C Reference Card for Health Care Providers

Description A reference card with general information about FGMC for health care providers which includes communication guidelines, physician obligations, and tips on how to...

International

Female Genital Trauma: Guidelines for Working Therapeutically with Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation

Description Guidelines provided by The Orchid Project on best practices in working with survivors of FGMC in therapeutic settings, including identifying the negative psychological...

United States

Obstetric Care for Women Affected by Female Genital Cutting

Description Best practices for providing obstretric care for women affected by FGMC, including prenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care, deinfibulation, and reinfibulation. Also addressed are...

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