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Government notification n° DGS/SD2C/2007/98 about the training of students in Faculties of medicine within the framework of the Action Plan against FGMs

Circulaire interministérielle n°DGS/SD2C/2007/98 du 8 mars 2007 relative à la formation des étudiants en médecine dans le cadre du plan de lutte contre les mutilations sexuelles féminines

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Country: France
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Start date:
2007
Publication date:
01 January 2007
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

This notification jointly issued by the Ministries of Health and Education, points out the need to improve the training of future practitioners (physicians, obstetricians, gynaecologists…) on FGMs. The document briefly sketches the existing policy framework, indicates some prevalence data and the different types of FGM. It also indicates in which modules of the curriculum in medicine a specific course on FGM should be included.

Policy Framework

Issuer

Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research; Ministry of Health and Solidarity

Source

Ministère de l'Education nationale, http://www.education.gouv.fr; http://www.sante.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/circulaire_formation_medicale_mutilatio...

Metadata

Type:
Policy / Legislation
Language:
French
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
gender-based violence
policy framework