2024 Human Rights Day: Why should doctors care about gender equity according to Dr Nadirah Babji

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 […]

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Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children Statement on GISB Sexual Abuse

The Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children are horrified to hear about the sexual abuse perpetrated on the 400 children living at charity homes run by Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB).1 Our hearts ache for the children (past and present) who have been neglected and abused by people who were meant to care for them. […]

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Empowering Healthcare Professionals: Unveiling the Harms of Female Circumcision in Malaysia

The Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children, in collaboration with the Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women and the Asia Network to End FGM/C, are delighted to present to you our leaflet for healthcare professionals on female circumcision in Malaysia. We hope this will be a useful resource for healthcare professionals to educate […]

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‘We’re not hysterical’ – A call for action on the gender pain gap in Malaysia – The Star Malaysia

First published in The Star Malaysia on 17th October 2023. In light of the recent International Day of the Girl Child on Oct 11, 2023, the International Islamic University Malaysia, the Endometriosis Association of Malaysia, Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children, Peduli Merah, and Projek Gadis Mekar collaboratively hosted an online forum to raise awareness […]

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Sunat Perempuan Bukan Satu Keperluan – Dr Hannah Nazri

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 […]

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Female Circumcision is Unnecessary: Girls are Perfect as They Are — Dr Hannah Nazri

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 […]

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Malaysian Doctors for Women & Children Statement on Terengganu State’s Criminalisation of Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies

We condemn the criminalisation of out-of-wedlock pregnancies within the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment 2022 in Section 29A by the Terengganu State and other similar laws practised by other states in Malaysia. Please read our full statement below in English and Bahasa Melayu below. A shorter statement published by Ova Health – The Galen Centre can […]

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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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