Researcher Examines Whether Water Access Linked To FGM Prevalence In Africa
Inter Press Service: Improved Access to Water May Hold the Solution to Ending FGM in Africa
“Could it be possible that if women in Africa had access to water, it could save them from undergoing the harmful practice of female genital mutilation (FGM)? It seems that according to yet-to-be released research by Ugandan Gwada Okot Tao, FGM and other forms of circumcision in Africa could be linked to water…” (Kyalimpa, 6/20).
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