Female circumcision: Limiting the harm
| Name | World Continuing Education Alliance |
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| Activity Title | Female circumcision: Limiting the harm |
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| Details | Female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M), or circumcision as it was previously described. The legislations enacted in most countries to ban FGC had minimal effect on its prevalencen
Objectives
Course Objective
To review the strength of evidence that links many health hazards to female genital cutting.. Literature search in Medline/Pubmed and Google scholar.. Female genital cutting is still practiced secretly in both underdeveloped and developed countries due to prevailing strong traditional beliefs. There is insufficient evidence to support the claims that genital cutting is a harmful procedure if performed by experienced personnel in a suitable theatre with facilities for pain control and anesthesia. Cutting, however, is advised not to go beyond type I.. |
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| Competence | Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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| Start Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| End Date | <span class="not-set">(not set)</span> |
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| Event Time | 11:00 AM |
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| Location | World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System |
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| Cost (UGX) | 0 |
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| CPD Points | 1 |
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