PPT-Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM)

Duncan Kerr Commissioning Manager VAWSADV Powys County Council Gail Morris Clinical Health Practitioner LAC Powys Teaching Health Board Aim To understand FGM as a form of child abuse and to be better able to identify and respond to it. This study examines the effect of different types of FGM on obstetric outcome Methods 28 393 women attending for singleton delivery between November 2001 and March 2003 at 28 obstetric centres in Burkina Faso Ghana Kenya Nigeria Senegal and Sudan we Raising awareness of FGM in schools – identification and prevention. Debs Ward.  ----------------------------------------------. Today’s aims. What is FGM and why do DSPs need to be concerned?. Identification of risk factors and warning signs.. Alison Byrne. 14. th. June 2014. African Women’s Service. Heart of England NHS Trust. What is FGM?. The term “Female Genital Mutilation” [also called “female genital cutting” comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non medical reasons.. Felicity Gerry QC: @. felicitygerry. 1. 2012 Association of Women Barristers FGM presentation. 2012 The . Guardian . "Female Genital Mutilation: Time for a prosecution". .  . 2013 . . Appeared . on a panel after the launch of the . Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. Overview. An estimated 100 million to 140 million girls and women worldwide have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and more than 3 million girls are at risk for cutting each year on the African continent alone.. Partnership for Young London . Friday 4. th. March 2016. . London Policy and Practice Networking Meeting. About Us. Mary . Otuko – UK Programme . Manager. Seyi Afolabi – Youth Programme Office. Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation . “Rights” Lotto Game. Working with your partner, read each of the scenarios and match it to the correct “Rights of the Child”. Why do you think Article 19 and Article 3 are so important?. Elaine Clancy. Director . of Quality & Governance . End FGM: . Is Europe Watching? . Beth . Kelly. FGM Project Consultant . The Project so far…. Progress. Training. #EndFGMCroydon . Natalie . 1Eliminating female genital mutilation the imperativeThe term 145female genital mutilation146 also called 145female genital cutting146 and 145female genital mutilation/cutting146 refers to all procedu Report of a WHO Technical Consultationat least two million girls undergo some form of the procedure every year MostAsia They are also increasingly found among the immigrant population groupsFig 1 Charlie Jackson. What is FGM?. “comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” (WHO, 2016). 1 The History, the Current Prevalence and the Approach to a Patient Jewel Llamas April 2017 Introduction Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cuttin F (FGM/C), aka female circumcision, is dened by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “All procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-med 1 The History, the Current Prevalence and the Approach to a Patient April 2017 Jewel Llamas Introduction Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting