Female genital cutting, or FGC, is the surgical removal of part or all of a woman’s external genitalia. It has negative physical and psychological effects, and in the worst cases can lead to death through severe bleeding.
MSF first arrived in the Tagadom area of Red Sea State. Somalia, in 2006 to raise awareness about the medical effects of FGC and to offer high-quality, free-of-charge maternity services.
But first, the teams had to begin a very difficult, and ultimately very rewarding, process of talking about these and other taboo subjects. Hear the latest from the field.