Minister of Health Regulation No. 6/2014 on FGM

Brief Description

The Government of Indonesia have revoked Minister of Health Regulation No. 1636/2010 concerning Female Circumcision by publishing Minister of Health Regulation No. 6/2014. The most recent regulation forbids all medical practitioner to do a female circumcision procedure. The Ministry of Health regularly organized a dissemination program through Minister of Health Regulation No. 6/2014 on each stakeholder in 34 provinces, and professional organization on October 2016 and 2018. The Ministry of Health also conducted a seminar about Minister of Health Regulation No. 6/2014 in IBI (Ikatan Bidan Indonesia) National Meeting in Batam and Jakarta.