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Christina Pallitto

@ccpallitto

Research scientist leading the work on female genital mutilation @hrpresearch @WHO. Views are my own.

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Female genital mutilation is a catastrophic abuse of human rights of girls & women. It also exacts a crippling economic cost on health systems. See new World Health Organization (WHO) HRP data: bit.ly/2OuO3T8 #EndFGM #ZeroToleranceDay #zerotoleranceforFGM #YouthEndFGM

Female genital mutilation is a catastrophic abuse of human rights of girls &amp; women. It also exacts a crippling economic cost on health systems. See new <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> <a href="/HRPresearch/">HRP</a> data: bit.ly/2OuO3T8 

#EndFGM #ZeroToleranceDay
#zerotoleranceforFGM #YouthEndFGM
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New World Health Organization (WHO) HRP shows how much money could be saved on treating health consequences of FGM, if it were to be abandoned : bit.ly/2OuO3T8 #EndFGM #ZeroToleranceDay

New <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> <a href="/HRPresearch/">HRP</a> shows how much money could be saved on treating health consequences of FGM, if it were to be abandoned : bit.ly/2OuO3T8 #EndFGM #ZeroToleranceDay
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On this International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/, Catherine Russell, @phumzileunwomen & I call for renewed urgency to stop FGM by the end of the decade. Now is the time to do more & do better to #EndFGM once and for all. bit.ly/2UtG3FD

On this International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) <a href="/Atayeshe/">Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/</a>, <a href="/unicefchief/">Catherine Russell</a>, @phumzileunwomen &amp; I call for renewed urgency to stop FGM by the end of the decade.
Now is the time to do more &amp; do better to #EndFGM once and for all. bit.ly/2UtG3FD
David Tordrup (@dtordrup) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#FGM leads to health complications costing over US$ 1.4bn per year. HRP and World Health Organization (WHO) give us yet another reason to #EndFGM on #ZeroToleranceDay. See srhr.org/fgmcost/

#FGM leads to health complications costing over US$ 1.4bn per year. <a href="/HRPresearch/">HRP</a> and <a href="/WHO/">World Health Organization (WHO)</a> give us yet another reason to #EndFGM on #ZeroToleranceDay. See srhr.org/fgmcost/
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Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is an extreme form of discrimination against women, violates human rights, and has NO health benefits. It must be prevented: #EndFGM! 👉 bit.ly/3oTYZsY

Today is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

FGM is an extreme form of discrimination against women, violates human rights, and has NO health benefits.

It must be prevented: #EndFGM!

👉 bit.ly/3oTYZsY
Norway in Geneva 🇳🇴 (@norwayingeneva) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#FGMZeroToleranceDay2021 #FGM is a #humanrights violation The health sector can: 👉prevent #FGM 👉provide #qualitycare 2girls&women living with FGM complications #EndFGM #Act2EndFGM: bit.ly/3jj79cQ World Health Organization (WHO) HRP @IanAskew_HRP Christina Pallitto Wisal2019

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“Changing the future for #FGM is our wish, but it has a long vision.” Meet Fardawsa, a #publichealth/reproductive health specialist, and let her explain how she stays motivated to #EndFGM in her community: bit.ly/3axIRYS

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@drtedros) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). At least 200 million women and girls alive today have experienced FGM. It is an extreme form of discrimination against women, violates human rights, and has NO health benefits. We must #EndFGM!

Today is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

At least 200 million women and girls alive today have experienced FGM. It is an extreme form of discrimination against women, violates human rights, and has NO health benefits.

We must #EndFGM!
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Meet Hamda, an activist, nurse and midwife working to #ENDFGM. Her story is an inspiring example of how health workers, empowered with cultural, medical and psychosocial knowledge, can be agents of change: bit.ly/3axIRYS

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#FGM is an abuse of #humanrights of girls and women. It also exacts a crippling economic cost on health systems, as this World Health Organization (WHO) HRP data shows #EndFGM #Act2EndFGM: bit.ly/2OuO3T8

World Health Organization (WHO) (@who) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's the Int. Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Over 2⃣0⃣0⃣ MILLION women & girls alive today have suffered FGM. FGM has no health benefits & can cause life-long suffering. Let's #EndFGM! 👉bit.ly/2Tunu0B

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The health sector has a vital role to play in both: 👉preventing #FGM 👉providing #qualitycare to girls and women living with FGM health complications #EndFGM #InvestDontRest: bit.ly/3omawnr

The health sector has a vital role to play in both:
👉preventing #FGM
👉providing #qualitycare to girls and women living with FGM health complications 
#EndFGM #InvestDontRest: bit.ly/3omawnr
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On the International Day of #ZeroToleranceFGM, World Health Organization (WHO) and HRP share resources for continuing the crucial work of preventing #FGM and providing healthcare to girls and women at risk or affected #EndFGM: srhr.org/fgmresources

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Health-care providers can play an important role in positively influencing & changing attitudes of people in their care to help prevent new cases of female genital mutilation #endFGM bit.ly/3omawnr

Christina Pallitto (@ccpallitto) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Such a privilege to moderate this panel of fabulous speakers talking about #SRHR resources for midwives at #ICM2023 and proud of my World Health Organization (WHO) HRP colleagues for the evidence-based resources they produce

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At #ICM2023, learn more about the health workforce competencies needed to provide #FamilyPlanning and comprehensive #abortion care are part of primary health care, critical for achieving #UCH, promoting health and upholding #HumanRights ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=MX-0Au…