Eliminating female genital cutting in subSaharan Africa By Kirsten Wade
The Partnership for the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting in subSaharan Africa is one of eighteen Sydney Medical School projects to be successful in gaining support from the University’s International Program Development Fund (IPDF) for 2011. Led by Dr Nesrin Varol, International Development Manager (Africa), Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (International) and Clinical Senior Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, the project is a joint venture between the University of Sydney, the University of Nairobi and the World Health Organisation (WHO). It will also involve collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the University of Washington and Ghent University, Belgium.
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