When I graduated from medical school, I genuinely believed medicine was gender-neutral, and everyone received equal treatment. It was the idealistic view of a young doctor who had not yet grasped the profound influence of societal structures on healthcare. During my training, I don’t think we were ever exposed to the gendered aspects of medicine […]
First published in the Boston Congress of Public Health Review on 8th September 2024. I have given considerable thought to the importance of writing this article. While I wholeheartedly support the participation of individuals from cultures where FGM/C (female genital mutilation/cutting) is not practiced in advocacy efforts, I have become increasingly uncomfortable with certain stereotypical […]
On the 15th July 2023, I touched down at Kigali International Airport, Rwanda for the 2023 Women Deliver (WD2023) conference which was held in Kigali from 17th to 20th July 2023. As the Director of the Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children and an active member of the Asia Network to End FGM/C (female genital […]
Dr Hannah Nazri, Director of the Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children shared an article she wrote on female circumcision. This was first published on her blog on 2nd April 2023, and then translated into Malay and published in Ova Health – The Galen Centre on 11th April 2023. Tidak terlalu baru-baru ini, sunat perempuan […]
Dr Hannah Nazri, Director of the Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children shared an article she wrote on female circumcision. This was first published on her blog on 2nd April 2023. Not too recently, female circumcision came to Malaysians’ attention when popular Malaysian UK-based surgeon, Dr Amalina Bakri, spoke out against the backlash at her […]
Dr Janani Devaraja and Ashvinderjit Kaur, members of the Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children shared an opinion piece on refugee health as part of the International Day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21st March 2023. First published online in CodeBlue by The Galen Centre on 22nd March 2023. Refugees have genuine health […]
We are delighted to share with you a toolkit from the Asia Network to End FGM/C, written by Dr Hannah Nazri, for activists and civil society organisations who are keen to engage with healthcare professionals to end FGM/C in Asia. “The aim of this toolkit is to provide guidance to activists and civil society organisations […]
Dr. Hannah Nazri, Director of the Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children, shares her thoughts on FGM/C, period spot checks, and sexual harassment in Malaysia. First published in the Harvard Public Health Review on 27th June 2021. Perhaps the most strangely inspiring and damaging years of my life were in secondary school. It was the […]