Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank

Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) is a customary practice indigenous to 28 African countries and is also reported among African immigrants in countries in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. FGM/C is also found in some Mus...

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Main Authors: Rogo, Khama, Subayi, Tshiya, Toubia, Nahid, Sharief, Eiman Hussein
Format: Publication
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:
FGC
FGM
HIV
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/12575828/female-genital-cutting-womens-health-development-role-world-bank
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topic ABUSE
ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
ADOLESCENTS
ADULT EDUCATION
AGED
CAPACITY BUILDING
CHILD BIRTH
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDBIRTH
CITIZENS
CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS
CIVIL UNREST
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPLICATIONS
CULTURAL PRACTICE
CULTURAL PRACTICES
CULTURAL VALUES
DEMAND FOR SERVICES
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION OF GIRLS
EMPOWERING WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNAL GENITALIA
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL
FAMILY PLANNING
FEMALE
FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY SURVEY
FGC
FGM
FISTULAE
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FOOD PROCESSING
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
GENDER ISSUES
GENITAL MUTILATION
GIRLS AT RISK
GLOBAL ACTION
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GREENHOUSE GASES
GUIDE TO ACTION
GYNECOLOGY
HARMFUL PRACTICES
HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OF WOMEN
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH RISKS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH WORKERS
HIV
HOSPITAL
HOST COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN LIFE
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN
HYGIENE
IMMIGRANTS
IMMUNIZATION
IMPLICATIONS FOR POPULATION POLICY
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
INHERITANCE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN
KINSHIP
LABOUR MARKET
LAWS
LEGAL STATUS
MALARIA
MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH
MANAGEMENT OF POPULATION
MARRIED WOMEN
MASS MEDIA
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEDICAL FACILITIES
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
MENTAL HEALTH
MIDWIVES
MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRIES OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POLICY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING
NURSES
NUTRITION
PEACE
PHYSICIANS
PLAN OF ACTION
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH DIVISION
POPULATION ACTIVITIES
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION COUNCIL
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
POPULATION SECTOR
POPULATION SECTOR STRATEGY
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PROGRESS
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACTIVITIES
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS
REPRODUCTIVE LIVES
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESPECT
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
ROLE MODELS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAFE MOTHERHOOD
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS
SEXUALITY
SEXUALLY ACTIVE
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL MARKETING
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
SOCIAL WELFARE
TABOO
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL TRAINING
TEENAGE GIRLS
TRADITIONAL HEALERS
TRADITIONAL PRACTICE
TRAUMA
TUBERCULOSIS
UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
UNMARRIED MEN
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
WASTE
WOMAN
WOMEN'S HEALTH
WORKERS
WORLD CONFERENCE
WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNG WOMEN
spellingShingle ABUSE
ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
ADOLESCENTS
ADULT EDUCATION
AGED
CAPACITY BUILDING
CHILD BIRTH
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILDBIRTH
CITIZENS
CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS
CIVIL UNREST
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPLICATIONS
CULTURAL PRACTICE
CULTURAL PRACTICES
CULTURAL VALUES
DEMAND FOR SERVICES
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
DISEASES
DISSEMINATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION OF GIRLS
EMPOWERING WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EXTERNAL GENITALIA
FAMILIES
FAMILY HEALTH
FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL
FAMILY PLANNING
FEMALE
FEMALE CIRCUMCISION
FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION
FERTILITY
FERTILITY SURVEY
FGC
FGM
FISTULAE
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FOOD PROCESSING
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION
GENDER
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER EQUITY
GENDER GAP
GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION
GENDER ISSUES
GENITAL MUTILATION
GIRLS AT RISK
GLOBAL ACTION
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GOOD GOVERNANCE
GREENHOUSE GASES
GUIDE TO ACTION
GYNECOLOGY
HARMFUL PRACTICES
HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH OF WOMEN
HEALTH PROMOTION
HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH RISKS
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SYSTEMS
HEALTH WORKERS
HIV
HOSPITAL
HOST COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN LIFE
HUMAN RIGHTS
HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN
HYGIENE
IMMIGRANTS
IMMUNIZATION
IMPLICATIONS FOR POPULATION POLICY
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
INHERITANCE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN
KINSHIP
LABOUR MARKET
LAWS
LEGAL STATUS
MALARIA
MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH
MANAGEMENT OF POPULATION
MARRIED WOMEN
MASS MEDIA
MATERNAL HEALTH
MEDICAL FACILITIES
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
MENTAL HEALTH
MIDWIVES
MILLENNIUM DECLARATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
MINISTRIES OF HEALTH
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
NATIONAL COUNCIL
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
NATIONAL LEVEL
NATIONAL POLICY
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING
NURSES
NUTRITION
PEACE
PHYSICIANS
PLAN OF ACTION
POLICY DIALOGUE
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH DIVISION
POPULATION ACTIVITIES
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION COUNCIL
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
POPULATION SECTOR
POPULATION SECTOR STRATEGY
PRACTITIONERS
PREGNANT WOMEN
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PROGRESS
PUBLIC AWARENESS
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACTIVITIES
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS
REPRODUCTIVE LIVES
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
RESPECT
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
ROLE MODELS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SAFE MOTHERHOOD
SANITATION
SCARCE RESOURCES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS
SEXUALITY
SEXUALLY ACTIVE
SOCIAL ACTION
SOCIAL CHANGE
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL MARKETING
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL STRUCTURE
SOCIAL WELFARE
TABOO
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNICAL TRAINING
TEENAGE GIRLS
TRADITIONAL HEALERS
TRADITIONAL PRACTICE
TRAUMA
TUBERCULOSIS
UNFPA
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
UNMARRIED MEN
URBAN AREAS
VIOLENCE
WASTE
WOMAN
WOMEN'S HEALTH
WORKERS
WORLD CONFERENCE
WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUNG GIRLS
YOUNG WOMEN
Rogo, Khama
Subayi, Tshiya
Toubia, Nahid
Sharief, Eiman Hussein
Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank
geographic_facet Africa
relation World Bank Working Paper; No. 122. Africa Human Development Series
description Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) is a customary practice indigenous to 28 African countries and is also reported among African immigrants in countries in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. FGM/C is also found in some Muslim communities in the highlands of India. The report documents the extent to which FGM/C is perceived as a public health issue. The social and political situation in Somalia in light of the civil unrest is likely to be a challenge in expanding the reach and effectiveness of FGC interventions particularly in rural communities. The experience of Kouroussa in Haute Guinea through the Population and Reproductive Health Project presented at the development marketplace 2000 competition with the project ending female genital cutting also gave the opportunity to the Bank to address FGM/C in a more systematic way, using all available resources. Other opportunities for supporting FGM/C programs include classic World Bank lending instruments such as Sector Investment Loans (SIL), Learning and Innovative Loans (LILs), Sector Wide Approaches (SWAPs), and poverty reduction strategies. These operations can address the issue of FGM from broader women's health and economic development angle. This position paper defines the scope of the problem in the region, suggests options for interventions, reviews constraints and identifies areas of interaction for the Bank. It also gives options for future actions within the different sectors of the World Bank Group.
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author Rogo, Khama
Subayi, Tshiya
Toubia, Nahid
Sharief, Eiman Hussein
author_facet Rogo, Khama
Subayi, Tshiya
Toubia, Nahid
Sharief, Eiman Hussein
author_sort Rogo, Khama
title Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank
title_short Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank
title_full Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank
title_fullStr Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank
title_full_unstemmed Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank
title_sort female genital cutting, women's health, and development : the role of the world bank
publisher Washington, DC : World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/12575828/female-genital-cutting-womens-health-development-role-world-bank
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6619
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spelling okr-10986-66192021-04-23T14:02:26Z Female Genital Cutting, Women's Health, and Development : The Role of the World Bank Rogo, Khama Subayi, Tshiya Toubia, Nahid Sharief, Eiman Hussein ABUSE ADOLESCENT REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADOLESCENTS ADULT EDUCATION AGED CAPACITY BUILDING CHILD BIRTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILDBIRTH CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS CIVIL UNREST COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLICATIONS CULTURAL PRACTICE CULTURAL PRACTICES CULTURAL VALUES DEMAND FOR SERVICES DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISEASES DISSEMINATION EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION OF GIRLS EMPOWERING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXTERNAL GENITALIA FAMILIES FAMILY HEALTH FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING FEMALE FEMALE CIRCUMCISION FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION FERTILITY FERTILITY SURVEY FGC FGM FISTULAE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOD PROCESSING FORMAL EDUCATION FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAP GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION GENDER ISSUES GENITAL MUTILATION GIRLS AT RISK GLOBAL ACTION GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOOD GOVERNANCE GREENHOUSE GASES GUIDE TO ACTION GYNECOLOGY HARMFUL PRACTICES HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OF WOMEN HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HIV HOSPITAL HOST COUNTRIES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN LIFE HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS OF WOMEN HYGIENE IMMIGRANTS IMMUNIZATION IMPLICATIONS FOR POPULATION POLICY INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS INDIVIDUAL WOMEN INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERVENTION INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN KINSHIP LABOUR MARKET LAWS LEGAL STATUS MALARIA MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH MANAGEMENT OF POPULATION MARRIED WOMEN MASS MEDIA MATERNAL HEALTH MEDICAL FACILITIES MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS MENTAL HEALTH MIDWIVES MILLENNIUM DECLARATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL COMMITTEE NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POLICY NATURAL RESOURCES NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING NURSES NUTRITION PEACE PHYSICIANS PLAN OF ACTION POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH DIVISION POPULATION ACTIVITIES POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT POPULATION COUNCIL POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU POPULATION SECTOR POPULATION SECTOR STRATEGY PRACTITIONERS PREGNANT WOMEN PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRESS PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC DISCUSSION PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFORMATION RELIGIOUS LEADERS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACTIVITIES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAM REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS REPRODUCTIVE LIVES REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS RESOURCE MOBILIZATION RESPECT RIGHTS OF WOMEN ROLE MODELS RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT SAFE MOTHERHOOD SANITATION SCARCE RESOURCES SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS SEXUALITY SEXUALLY ACTIVE SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL MOBILIZATION SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL STRUCTURE SOCIAL WELFARE TABOO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL TRAINING TEENAGE GIRLS TRADITIONAL HEALERS TRADITIONAL PRACTICE TRAUMA TUBERCULOSIS UNFPA UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR WOMEN UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UNMARRIED MEN URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WASTE WOMAN WOMEN'S HEALTH WORKERS WORLD CONFERENCE WORLD CONFERENCE ON WOMEN WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG GIRLS YOUNG WOMEN Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C) is a customary practice indigenous to 28 African countries and is also reported among African immigrants in countries in Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand. FGM/C is also found in some Muslim communities in the highlands of India. The report documents the extent to which FGM/C is perceived as a public health issue. The social and political situation in Somalia in light of the civil unrest is likely to be a challenge in expanding the reach and effectiveness of FGC interventions particularly in rural communities. The experience of Kouroussa in Haute Guinea through the Population and Reproductive Health Project presented at the development marketplace 2000 competition with the project ending female genital cutting also gave the opportunity to the Bank to address FGM/C in a more systematic way, using all available resources. Other opportunities for supporting FGM/C programs include classic World Bank lending instruments such as Sector Investment Loans (SIL), Learning and Innovative Loans (LILs), Sector Wide Approaches (SWAPs), and poverty reduction strategies. These operations can address the issue of FGM from broader women's health and economic development angle. This position paper defines the scope of the problem in the region, suggests options for interventions, reviews constraints and identifies areas of interaction for the Bank. It also gives options for future actions within the different sectors of the World Bank Group. 2012-05-29T21:33:55Z 2012-05-29T21:33:55Z 2007 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/07/12575828/female-genital-cutting-womens-health-development-role-world-bank 978-0-8213-7183-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6619 English en_US World Bank Working Paper; No. 122. Africa Human Development Series CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC : World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa