No to FGM Medicalization
No to FGM Medicalization
September 5, 2018
As part of the National Programme to end Female Genital Mutilation, doctors Against FGM has been launched in 2017. According to statistics, 82% of circumcision is are reportedly performed by medical personnel. The programme targets doctors and are trained to stop the medicalization of FGM. The initiative aims to combat the medicalization of FGM and integrate a module on the harms of FGM and the paralegal aspect of engaging in the practice of FGM within the Medical Curricula taught in Egyptian medical school. The launch of the campaign was endorsed by a number of Deans of Medical schools at various Universities as well as the Supreme Council of Universities.
The manual is available in Arabic.