{"id":58167,"date":"2025-09-23T19:45:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/?post_type=event&p=58167"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:00:15","slug":"medicalisation-of-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-fgm-c-with-focus-in-south-and-south-east-asia-and-the-role-of-healthcare-professionals","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/ar\/event\/medicalisation-of-female-genital-mutilation-cutting-fgm-c-with-focus-in-south-and-south-east-asia-and-the-role-of-healthcare-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation\/Cutting (FGM\/C) with focus in South and South-East Asia and The Role of Healthcare Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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23rd \u0633\u0628\u062a\u0645\u0628\u0631 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation\/Cutting (FGM\/C) with focus in South and South-East Asia and The Role of Healthcare Professionals<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Female genital mutilation\/Ccutting (FGM\/C) is internationally recognised as a gross violation of human rights and a form of violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n

The latest data released by UNICEF in March 2024 shows that 230 million women and girls worldwide<\/b>\u00a0are living with or at risk of FGM\/C. For the first time, prevalence estimates include Asia, where\u00a080 million women and girls<\/b>\u00a0are affected\u2014second only to Africa, which accounts for 144 million.<\/p>\n

A concerning trend is the\u00a0medicalisation of FGM\/C<\/b>, where the practice is carried out by healthcare providers. This is increasing in some countries across South and South-East Asia, despite limited data being available. Medicalisation not only legitimises the practice but also contradicts medical ethics and undermines global efforts to eliminate FGM\/C.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Who\u2019s it for?<\/h3>\n\n \n \n
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Healthcare professionals, researchers, activists, policymakers, and UN agencies<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Wednesday, 8 October, 2025, 8:30 AM \u2013 11:30 AM SAST<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n\n

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Virtual: Online via Zoom
\nIn person: Room Watsonia, Cape Town International Convention Centre<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Purpose of the event<\/h3>\n

This side event will bring together\u00a0healthcare professionals, researchers, activists, policymakers, and UN agencies<\/b>\u00a0to:<\/p>\n