Raising awareness of Female Genital Mutilation

February 3, 2022

On Sunday, the world will mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) – and as a Trust we continue to support and treat women who are survivors of this cruel practice.

One of those women has bravely stepped forward to tell her story in the hope that it will urge others to seek the help they need after undergoing FGM.

Basma Medhat received care from Alison Byrne, Specialist FGM Midwife, at the clinic she runs for non-pregnant women, based at Summerfield Primary Care Centre, in Heath Street, Winson Green. She has praised the service told how it “changed her life”.

You can read Basma’s full story here.

She has also produced two videos, one in English and the other in Arabic for people to share. Both raise awareness of the treatment on offer at our Trust. As well as the clinic for non-pregnant women, there is also one for those who are pregnant. To find out more about the service go to https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/services/fgm/

Watch Basma’s video below:

For colleagues who will have contacts who speak Arabic, please be sure to share the following link with them to Basma’s video – https://youtu.be/Qm9cOVxAJWA