Report Broken Link

Female Genital Mutilation

Abstract:

With the recent rise in North East African refugees settling in New Zealand, FGM has become a health issue for New Zealand - particularly for Women's Health Care Services. In response to the increase in immigrants, FGM was made a criminal offence in January 1996. Following this, the Ministry of Health distributed an information leaflet stating that it would introduce an education strategy for communities affected and for health and child care protection professionals. My role is to initiate this as a pilot project and then forward recommendations for further work needed. I am currently undertaking the research component of the programme with the African community in Auckland and training health and child protection professionals working with genitally mutilated women.

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Africa, cultural issues, female genital mutilation, immigrants, sexual health