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Our mission is put communities & civil society at the centre of ending DR-TB.
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It's Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Day!
Did you know FGM is illegal in Kenya?
✅It is a harmful traditional practice that is prohibited in Kenya.
✅Culture cannot be evoked to justify FGM.
#EndFGM
Female genital mutilation causes irreparable harm. It can result in death through severe bleeding leading to haemorrhage shock, neurogenic shock as a result of pain and trauma, and severe, overwhelming infection.
#EndFGM
.@madogutu: The continued practice of FGM violates the Constitution which guarantees the right of every individual to enjoy the best attainable state of physical & mental health. The practice endangers the right to life and violates integrity and dignity of the person.
#EndFGM
#FGM has no health benefits! It constitutes irreparable, irreversible physical and mental harm against women and girls and causes lifelong health complications for victims.
#EndFGM
The practice of FGM constitutes torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and endangers the life of women and girls. Furthermore, it interferes with the right to liberty and privacy of the person.
#EndFGM
Female genital mutilation has a direct impact on maternal mortality. Girls and women that have undergone FGM are 70% more likely to suffer haemorrhage after giving birth and are twice as likely to die during childbirth.
#EndFGM
Female Genital Mutilation hampers the attainment of the SDGs as it affects gender equality; the promotion of maternal health; the fight against HIV/AIDS; eradication of poverty and attainment of universal primary education.
#EndFGM
FGM related obstetric complications are linked to increased risk of infants requiring resuscitation at delivery, stillbirth, and neonatal death
#EndFGM