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Africa: One in Four Female Genital Mutilation Cases Now Carried Out By Health Workers

  • The World Health Organization warned Monday about female genital mutilation increasingly performed by health workers.
  • Evidence indicates health workers are sometimes called upon to perform the procedure instead of community practitioners.
  • This medicalization risks unintentionally legitimizing the practice and can cause more severe health issues.
  • As of 2020, health workers performed FGM on an estimated 52 million girls and women globally.
  • WHO issued new guidelines urging action from health workers and governments to end FGM.
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elle.fr broke the news in on Monday, April 28, 2025.
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