Webinar summary: “An Overview on Female Genital Mutilation in Africa”

The webinar on “An Overview on Female Genital Mutilation in Africa”, organised in collaboration with Reproductive Rights Advocacy, Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM) was held on, Saturday, 5th June 2021 at 1000 BST/ 1700 MYT. Special thank you to Professor Yufu Iguchi, of College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan, Dr. Kaori Miyachi, a researcher at […]

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Malaysia: FGM/C, period spot checks, and sexual harassment | Harvard Public Health Review — Dr Hannah Nazri

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 […]

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June 2021 Webinar: “An Overview on Female Genital Mutilation in Africa”

In collaboration with Reproductive Rights Advocacy, Alliance Malaysia (RRAAM), we, at the Malaysia Doctors for Women & Children, look forward to meeting you on Saturday, 5th June 2021 at 1000 BST/ 1700 MYT for our webinar on “An Overview on Female Genital Mutilation in Africa”. To register, please do so here. Details of moderators and speakers can be found below: Moderator of […]

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Webinar summary: “Is Female Circumcision in Malaysia, a Form of FGM? An Academic Discussion”

Watch the video recording of the webinar or read a quick review on the subject. Special thanks to Prof Dato’ Dr Abdul Rashid Khan, the Head of Public Health Medicine Department of RCSI-UCD (Royal College of Surgeons Ireland-University College Dublin) Malaysia Campus, and Mr Brian Earp, the Associate Director of Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and […]

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