Dear CHIFA colleagues -
Please see below for information on the American Academy of Pediatrics' clinical report on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in girls.
The American Academy of Pediatrics addresses the medically unnecessary practice of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) in a new clinical report that acknowledges that the procedure, while outlawed in most countries, is still being performed on girls and adolescents and can cause lifelong harm.
New guidance emphasizes the importance of external exams to identify victims.
A. AAP News: External Genital Exams Can Detect Victims, Those at Risk of Female Genital Cutting: (https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/07/27/genitalmutilation072720)
B. Clinical report: Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Girls (https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/07/23/peds.202...)
C. News release: American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Clinical Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (https://services.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2020/american-ac...)
Best,
Kiran
Kiran A. Patel, MPH
Program Manager, Global Child Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
[email] kpatel@aap.org<mailto:kpatel@aap.org> [phone] +1-630-626-6113 [skype] kiran_814
CHIFA profile: Kiran Patel is Program Manager, Global Child Health at the American Academy of Pediatrics in the USA. Professional interests: health communications, health literacy, social marketing, youth engagement, NCD advocacy. kpatel AT aap.org
