President of the CIG: there is progress, but Portugal can do more to combat female genital mutilation

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President of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG), Sandra Ribeiro, highlights the importance of the work done on the ground with communities. But he says there's more that can be done.

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The DGS explains that the increase has to do with “the greater sensitivity of health professionals to this matter and not necessarily [with] a worsening of these practices”.