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Mali: Les Exciseuses Persistent Malgré Les Supplications, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Mali: Les Exciseuses Persistent Malgré Les Supplications, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health
No abstract provided.
Mali: Empower Health Workers To Advocate Against Female Genital Cutting, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Mali: Empower Health Workers To Advocate Against Female Genital Cutting, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health
The various initiatives to eradicate FGC in Mali over the past two decades have had little impact on this traditional practice. This study assessed the use of health personnel to combat FGC, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Conducted in 1998 by the Association de Soutien au Developpement des Activites de Population, a nongovernmental organization, and the Ministry of Health, the study covered 14 urban and rural health centers in Bamako and Segou. In the eight health centers that served as experimental sites, 59 health providers, including physicians, midwives, nurses, and aides, attended a three-day training course on identifying …
Mali: Pour Une Plus Grande Responsabilisation Des Agents De Santé Dans Le Plaidoyer Contre L'Excision, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Mali: Pour Une Plus Grande Responsabilisation Des Agents De Santé Dans Le Plaidoyer Contre L'Excision, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health
No abstract provided.
Mali: Fgc Excisors Persist Despite Entreaties, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Mali: Fgc Excisors Persist Despite Entreaties, Frontiers In Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health
About 94 percent of Malian women aged 15–49 have experienced female genital cutting (FGC). In Mali, FGC is associated with serious gynecological and obstetric complications. In 1998, the National Center of Scientific and Technological Research of the Mali Ministry of Secondary and Higher Education and Scientific Research conducted an evaluation of programs to eradicate FGC. The study assessed the work of three national nongovernmental organizations working in Bamako and five regions of Mali. These NGOs had attempted to persuade traditional practitioners of FGC (“excisors”) to abandon the practice. All three NGOs employed outreach workers to educate excisors and community members …