Country | Portugal |
Year | 2018 |
Type of Measure | Prevention > Community mobilization, Health > Protocols and guidelines |
Form of Violence | Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) |
A pilot-project was launched in November 2018, called “Healthful Practices: for the end of Female Genital Mutilation”, and is carried out through the Public Health Units of five Health Centres. Coordination is done by the High Commission, the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality and the Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Tagus Valley, namely in reaching the communities and in supporting the health professionals in their capacity building process.