FGM/C has been studied and researched to detail over the years. A lot is documented for our reading and understanding.
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By Solomon Mwaniki (WASH Project Officer) and Peter Waka (Programme Director, WASH, and NTDs), Amref Health…
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By GITHINJI GITAHI It’s Wednesday August 16, 2079. Turning over in bed, Carl, 74, reaches for…
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By PROFESSOR MARION MUTUGI Matters reproductive health are in the media, courtesy of the recent ICPD…
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According to the Ministry of Health, an estimated 62 per cent of Kenyan women use modern family planning methods, making them one of the top users of contraceptives in Africa.
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Although we are more open about erstwhile taboo subjects than we were a generation ago, it…
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Deep in an idyllic village off the Malindi-Mombasa highway, in a place cool with the shade…
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Every 11 seconds a girl somewhere in the world will go through female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C.) The procedure is often extremely painful, and carried out with a crude, unsterilized instrument and without anesthesia. Every 11 seconds.
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Violence against women and girls remains a huge global problem that impacts the day-to-day lives of millions of girls and women each year. There are several justifications and drivers for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and harmful cultural practices, but frequently, these are based on gender norms (social norms) and unequal power.
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As the world meets in Nairobi to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), it is important to reflect on the deliberations and the commitments made in 1994 at the inaugural meeting in Cairo.