Thread by @WHO

Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

At least 200 MILLION women and girls alive today have suffered FGM in 30 countries for which we have data.

Let's #EndFGM!

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@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros Women & girls living with female genital mutilation face serious threats to their health & well-being.
These include:
🔴 infections
🔴 bleeding
🔴 psychological trauma
🔴 chronic health conditions that can occur throughout life.
Let's #EndFGM

@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros Treating the health impacts of female genital mutilation costs USD 1.4 BILLION per year globally: new estimates from WHO
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@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros For individual countries, these treatment costs would amount to near 10% of their entire yearly expenditure on health on average; in some countries, this rises to as much as 30% bit.ly/3biTkqv
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📷: @UNICEF

@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros @UNICEF If no action is taken to #EndFGM, it is estimated that the costs of treating health consequences will soar by 50% by 2050 ➡️ bit.ly/3biTkqv
Let's #EndFGM

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1225368925589901312

@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros @UNICEF Since 1997, great efforts have been made to #EndFGM through:
- work within communities
- research
- changes in legislation
26 countries in Africa & the Middle East & 33 other countries with migrants practicing female genital mutilation, now legislate against it.

@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros @UNICEF Female genital mutilation (FGM) is internationally recognized as a human rights violation. It has NO medical benefits and causes only harm.
WHO’s position is that FGM must never be carried out.
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Let's #EndFGM

@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros @UNICEF On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, @DrTedros, @Atayeshe, @unicefchief and @phumzileunwomen call for renewed urgency to #EndFGM by the end of the decade.
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@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros @UNICEF @Atayeshe @unicefchief @phumzileunwomen Health workers need to know how to treat the health conditions that may affect women & girls with female genital mutilation.

They can play a crucial role to help #EndFGM

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@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @DrTedros @UNICEF @Atayeshe @unicefchief @phumzileunwomen Female Genital Mutilation must NEVER be performed. WHO strongly urges health professionals not to perform such procedures. #EndFGM
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