By Evanson Njeru | Program director
Saving Girls From Female genital Mutilation/Cut.
44,320 girls and young women die each year fromFGM/C-related complications, according to research byGhosh, Flowe,and Rockey1.This
analysed data from15 African countries over three decades (1990-2020).
This positions Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)as the 4th leading cause of death among girls and young women in these countries, exceeded only by enteric infections, respiratory infections,andmalaria.Yet,unlike these diseases, FGM/C is intentional and preventable.
The implications of this new data are profound, calling for afundamental shift in how we
understand and address FGM/C.
It necessitates reframing FGM/C from a harmful traditional practice to a pandemic of violence and a critical public health emergency
The evidence demands a global shift in responding to FGM/C. UNFPA (2022) estimates $2.75 billion is needed to end the practice in 31 high prevalence countries by 2030 yet only $300 million has been allocated34. With a girl dying every 12 minutes from FGM/C related complications, the issue needs to be pushed to the forefront of the global agenda demanding stronger commitment to eliminate FGM/C and an urgent increase in interventions and funding
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