Osun’s Fight Against FGM (Part 1)
By Guardian Exclusive
13 April 2018 |
3:25 pm
FGM is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as ‘all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injuries to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.’
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