This Manual provides healthcare professionals with the skills needed to identify the complications of FGM and manage girls and women who suffer the consequences. It also equips them with relevant knowledge to advocate for the abandonment of the FGM and encourage community members to observe good practices that enhance the health of women and girls.
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NATIONAL TRAINING MANUAL FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 2022
Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health Unit Ministry of Health & Social Welfare
No. of pages: 78
Publication date: September 2023
Publisher: UNFPA The Gambia
Author: Government of The Gambia
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