FGM:Religious, Cultural and Legal Myths
... According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) „FGM comprises all procedures which involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or any other nontherapeutic reasons‟.[3] The age at which girls undergo FGM varies enormo ...
... According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) „FGM comprises all procedures which involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural or any other nontherapeutic reasons‟.[3] The age at which girls undergo FGM varies enormo ...
Prevalence of female genital mutilation by country
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is practised in 30 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, in parts of the Middle East and Asia, and within some immigrant communities in Europe, North America and Australia. The WHO defines the practice as ""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.""According to a 2013 UNICEF report covering 29 countries in Africa and the Middle East, Egypt has the region's highest total number with 27.2 million women having undergone FGM, while Somalia has the highest prevalence rate of FGM at 98%. Estimates about the prevalence of FGM vary by source.