FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

• Alison Byrne
• 21st September 2011
• African Well Womens Service
• Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust

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FGM -a major issue

• The World Health Organisation estimate that
  between 100-140 million women have had FGM
  performed.
• 6000 new case per day
• 5 each minute
• 65,790 women in the UK FORWARD 2007
• 24000 girls under 15 at risk of type 3
• 9000 girls at risk of types 1 and 2.

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AFRICAN WELL WOMENS SERVICE

• Heart of England Foundation Trust

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• Identification
• Assessment
• Planning
• Follow- up
• Child protection

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Working In Partnership

• West Midlands Police
• Birmingham and Solihull Womens Aid
• Birmingham against FGM
• Birmingham City University

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Hopes for the future

• Develop the service
• Staff Education
• Working together
• To be out of a job!

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Useful web sites

• www.rcm.org.uk
• www.who.int
• www.amnesty.org
• www.fgmnetwork.org
• www.forwarduk.org.uk
• www.fgmnationalgroup.org/