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Source: RT
The Swedish government hopes to fight the rise of female genital mutilation in the country with a nationwide online training course for school and healthcare personnel.
The phenomenon is increasing in Sweden, due to increased immigration, Vanja Berggren, associate professor of public health science told newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN), reported Swedens The Local. It's important that all agencies are educated on the matter.
Up to 60 cases of genital mutilation among elementary school girls have been discovered in Norrköping in eastern Sweden since March, local media reported last Friday. Among the cases, 28 girls were subjected to the most severe form of genital mutilation.
When dealing with small children it is necessary to create a dialogue with the family, to inform them that cutting is illegal and that medical complications may arise, Malin Ahrne, project leader of the assignment said.
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