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    Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

    FGM; how healthcare professionals from affected communities are supported

    Astrid Fairclough, an NHS programme director from Swanage, Dorset, travelled to Kenya, Egypt, Sierra Leone and Australia to learn how the End FGM projects are…

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    FGM Network Admin October 18, 2020
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    Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a form of gender-based violence that is outlawed in many countries. FGM represents a violation of the human rights of the girls and women who are subjected to this practice, for which there are no medical benefits.

    FGM can have devastating and long term physical and psychological consequences for its victims.

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