Joyce Lavussa
Biographic Data
| ID | 9802329 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joyce Lavussa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joyce |
| FAMILY NAME | Lavussa |
| SIGNATURE | LAVUSSA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Nairobi, Kenya |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Lessons learnt in scaling up evidence-based comprehensive health sector responses addressing female genital mutilation in highly prevalent settings
Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects over 200 million girls and women. Its health complications include acute and potentially lifelong urogenital, reproductive, physical, mental health complications with estimated health treatment costs of US$1.4 billion per year. Moreover, there is a concerning rise in the trend of FGM medicalisation with almost one in five FGM cases being performed by a health worker. The WHO developed several evidence-based…
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Lessons learnt in scaling up evidence-based comprehensive health sector responses addressing female genital mutilation in highly prevalent settings
Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects over 200 million girls and women. Its health complications include acute and potentially lifelong urogenital, reproductive, physical, mental health complications with estimated health treatment costs of US$1.4 billion per year. Moreover, there is a concerning rise in the trend of FGM medicalisation with almost one in five FGM cases being performed by a health worker. The WHO developed several evidence-based…
Business (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues (1 work) · Genital Health and Disease (1 work) · Geography (1 work) · Health care (1 work) · Medical education (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Nursing (1 work)