Peer-reviewed article
The role of the health sector in contributing to the abandonment of female genital mutilation
Christina Pallitto, Wisal Ahmed ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper examines how the health sector can contribute to ending female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice that causes serious health problems. The authors argue that abandoning FGM requires coordinated efforts across multiple sectors, with health services playing a key role in both treating affected women and girls and preventing the practice. The work emphasizes the need for high-quality healthcare responses alongside prevention efforts.
Key points
- FGM is associated with a range of health complications
- Abandonment of FGM requires multi-sectoral actions
- The health sector has dual responsibilities: providing care to affected individuals and promoting prevention
Limitations
The abstract provides only a high-level overview of the paper's scope and does not detail specific interventions, evidence of effectiveness, or concrete recommendations. We cannot assess what evidence the full paper presents or what strategies are evaluated.
Abstract
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice associated with a range of health complications. Achieving abandonment of FGM is an international priority, which requires multi-sectoral actions, including engagement of the health sector to provide high quality care to women and girls affected by FGM while also taking actions to promote prevention.