Among Africa’s most haunting historical injustices is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) — a deeply entrenched practice that has inflicted ...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a significant issue in The Gambia, where, according to UNICEF, approximately 76 percent of women and girls aged 15–49 have undergone the practice. FGM refers to ...

What Is Burning Mouth Syndrome? Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is the name for burning pain in your mouth that doesn't have a known cause. Most often, the pain is on the tip of your tongue or roof ...

The organisation warned that this practice undermines efforts to end FGM by 2030 and called for stricter legal measures against medical practitioners involved. In a statement to commemorate the ...

AS the world celebrates International Women’s Day, more than 130 traditional circumcisers in Siha District, Kilimanjaro Region, have decided to abandon the harmful practice of female genital ...

For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL), Baldeh ...

GENEVA, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report has collated evidence of female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C) in 94 countries, revealing how this harmful practice exists in more ...

Now, the first lady is on a mission to end one of the most harmful and harrowing practices known to man — female genital mutilation. According to the World Health Organisation, female genital ...

A new report has found that female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is more widespread than previously recognised, affecting communities in at least 94 countries. The findings suggest that ...

The report found that efforts to end FGM remain hindered by reluctance from governments to act, particularly in countries not widely associated with FGM. Other obstacles include weak legal ...

For Fatou Baldeh, the past year was critical in the fight to end female genital mutilation. A survivor and the founder of the organization Women in Liberation & Leadership (WILL), Baldeh ...