Working towards zero tolerance for female genital mutilation in Sudan

Nine years ago, one community in Sudan decided to follow WHO recommendations and abandon the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Since then, Tuti Island, a community of 21 000 residents located at the juncture where the White Nile and Blue Nile rivers merge, has been held up as a trailblazer in a growing movement to end FGM.

Source: WHO Feature Stories - February 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: female genital mutilation [subject], fgm, genital mutilation, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Feature [doctype], Sudan [country] Source Type: news