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Table 2 Countries where healthcare providers receive training on FGM/C and have duties to health educate patients, avert and report FGM/C

From: Health sector involvement in the management of female genital mutilation/cutting in 30 countries

 

Training for HCP on FGM/C

Duty to educate patients on FGM/C

Legal duty to avert cases of planned FGM/C

Legal duty to report cases of performed FGM/C

Countries of origin

 Burkina Faso

√

   

 Egypt

√Ad-hoc

   

 Ethiopia

√

 

√

 

 Gambia, The

√

 

√

√

 Ghana

√

   

 Iran

    

 Kenya

√

 

√

√

 Mali

√

   

 Sierra Leone

√Ad-hoc

   

 Somaliland

√

   

 Sudan

√

   

 Sub total

10

0

3

2

Countries of migration

 Australia

√Ad-hoc

 

√

 

 Austria

√

  

√

 Belgium

√Ad-hoc

 

√

 

 Finland

√

√

√

√

 France

√

√

 

√

 Germany

  

√

 

 Greece

  

√

√

 Ireland

√Ad-hoc

 

√

√

 Italy

√

√

√

√

 Netherlands, The

√

√

√

√

 Norway

√Ad-hoc

√

√

 

 Portugal

√

√

√

√

 Saudi Arabia

    

 Slovakia

  

√

√

 Spain

√Ad-hoc

√

√

√

 Sweden

√Ad-hoc

 

√

√

 Switzerland

  

√

√

 UK

√

 

√

√

 USA

√Ad-hoc

√

√

√

 Sub total

14

8

16

14

 Total

24

8

19

16