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Nigeria: Female Genital Cutting – The 20th Century Attempt to Ban a Harmful Traditional Practice

by yaleglobalhealthreview, posted in Health and Human Rights, Issue 2 (Spring 2014)

BY SARAH ECKINGER.Photography by Anthony MacMillan. When examining the history of health in Nigeria, many of the diseases and illnesses that have plagued the country are of natural origin, sprouting from bacteria or parasites that thrive in warm countries, or growing from viruses that jumped from animals to humans. Others are chronic and affect people … Continue reading Nigeria: Female Genital Cutting – The 20th Century Attempt to Ban a Harmful Traditional Practice