New Zealand should intensify efforts to eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030: the views of women from communities that practice FGM/C (2018)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Said,A.,Conn,C. & Nayar,S.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: The purpose of this paper,drawing on the voices of women from FGM/C practicing communities in New Zealand,was to consider areas where the health system can partner with affected communities to better help in preventing FGM/C.
Study Population: Women from FGM/C practicing communities
Findings: New Zealand must expand local efforts to promote open discourse,combat stigma,and prepare the next generation for a life without FGM (C) together with refugee and migrant communities. In addition,essential personnel require training in culturally sensitive techniques so that they can take better care of persons affected by FGM/C. New Zealand has signed a number of international documents and conventions that call for an end to FGM/C,including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC),and more recently the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As such,it has a responsibility to address the issue at the very least on a local level and,ideally,to serve as a global model of excellence so that FGM/C can be eradicated swiftly.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Australia and New Zealand
Country(ies):New Zealand