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By Nigeria Health Watch | March 22, 2025

Healing Hidden Wounds: The Case for More Free Fistula Treatment Centres in Borno

Zainab Yetunde Adam (Lead Writer) I was greeted by the hum of sewing machines in the livelihood training hall at the Centre for Comprehensive Promotion of Reproductive Health (CCPRH) in Maiduguri, Borno, where women learn and practice their sewing skills. While activities went on, some of the women appeared partially detached from the crowd. A […]

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One Scar and A Lifetime of Suffering: The Link Between FGM and Obstetric Fistula

By Nigeria Health Watch | March 12, 2025

Dr Adachi Ekeh (Lead Writer) It begins with a cut. A seemingly small incision; often celebrated as a rite of passage and a symbol of purity and tradition. However, for millions of Nigerian women and girls, that single cut marks the beginning of a life-altering nightmare characterised by isolation, pain and stigma. Female Genital Mutilation […]

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Gambia’s Anti-FGM Success: A Model for Nigeria’s VAPP Act Enforcement

By Nigeria Health Watch | September 23, 2024

Yero S Bah and Zubaida Baba Ibrahim (Lead Writers) A historic victory was achieved in The Gambia in July 2024 as members of parliament voted overwhelmingly to retain the law prohibiting female genital mutilation (FGM). This marked a significant triumph for campaigners fighting to protect women and girls’ rights, a decision that serves as a […]

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The SASA Initiative: Changing Mindsets About Female Genital Mutilation in Kween District in Uganda

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 31, 2022

By Namuli Hasifah (Lead Writer) Born and raised in Atari Village, Kaptoyoy sub-county, in the Kween district of eastern Uganda, 23-year-old Mercy Chebet was married off at the tender age of 14 and had her first child at 15. Kween district is one of the regions that still practices female genital mutilation (FGM), despite being […]

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Winning the Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation in Cross River State

By Nigeria Health Watch | July 18, 2022

By Violet Ikong (Lead Writer) Female Genital Mutilation is a harmful cultural practice that violates the rights of girls and women. Although Nigeria’s Violence Against People Prohibition Act criminalises it, FGM is still common across the country. The Center for Social Value and Early Childhood Development (CESVED), a non-profit run by Gift and Augustine Abu […]

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