Sheffield Hallam is set to welcome some of Europe’s top healthcare experts as it hosts the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) consultation on new guidelines on the management of health complications from female genital mutilation (FGM).
A two-day conference will be held on Thursday 16 March, hosted at the University’s Charles Street building.
Our academics, together with representatives from across the world will discuss the guidelines around FGM, and consider how to implement them to develop training materials for healthcare providers across Europe.
Hora Soltani, professor of maternal and infant health in Hallam’s Centre for Health and Social Care Research, said: “It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of women and girls living in Europe have been exposed to and/or at risk of female genital mutilation”.
“Sheffield Hallam University has a vast amount of expertise across a range of healthcare professions and including maternal and infant health, and WHO’s decision to host their expert consultation here and have our academics’ input into how these guidelines should be implemented, is a significant reflection on the quality of expertise we have at Hallam”.