FIGO News

'The Cutting Tradition': Forthcoming Showings At International Film Festivals

The FIGO/Safehands’ film on FGM, ‘The Cutting Tradition’, has been accepted into several international film festivals:  

FIGO Committees Announce New Event Diary Dates

Two of FIGO's specialist Committees  - Reproductive Medicine and Capacity Building in Education and Training - have announced fresh diary dates for their involvement in forthcoming events.

First Lady Attends FIGO International Workshop

The First Lady of Tanzania, Mama Salma Kikwete, attended the recent FIGO international workshop on 23 June 2010 - prior to its annual Executive Board meeting in Dar es Salaam - and stressed that availability of skilled healthcare is vital to improve the health of members of the public in a country generally.

FIGO Appeal To G8 Leaders: Double Maternal, Newborn And Child Health Funding

FIGO recently signed a joint Letter to G8 Leaders: ‘15 Million Health Workers Globally Call for Doubling of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Funding’

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Setting The Agenda At Women Deliver

At last week’s Women Deliver conference in Washington, Melinda Gates said it was ‘critical to elevate women’s and children’s health on the global agenda’ and highlighted the opportunity to build on recent progress by rapidly expanding access to proven solutions, and by designing more integrated programs that address a range of women's and children's health needs. 

FIGO/Safehands FGM Film Wins Award At Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival

'The Cutting Tradition' has been awarded by the Jury of the Philadelphia Documentary & Fiction Festival in the category: Best Direction.

Top Women’s Health News

Preventative surgery 'could eliminate breast/ovarian cancer risk'

If women at high risk of breast or ovarian cancer, due to a certain genetic disposition, undergo preventative surgery they could reduce the chance of developing either condition, a new study has revealed.

High-fat diet during puberty 'increases breast cancer risk'

Eating a high-fat diet during puberty can increase the chances of girls getting breast cancer later in life, according to a new study.

Breastfeeding 'reduces risk of diabetes'

Mothers who choose not to breastfeed are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life.

Breastfeeding helps new mothers shift some of the fat which remains around the abdomen post-pregnancy - one of the factors behind the condition - according to researchers from the US University of Pittsburgh.

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