Country | Portugal |
Year | 2021 |
Type of Measure | Health > Protocols and guidelines |
Form of Violence | Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) |
The General Directorate of Health published the updated guidelines addressed to health professionals on preventing and combating FGM. In 2021, the Directorate-General of Health (DGS) published the updated Guidance on FGM, aligned with the 2018 WHO guidelines, aimed at all health professionals. The Guidelines articulate that coorporation between all professionals, civil society organizations with field intervention on these issues and members of communities affected by FGM is strengthened.