A small newborn was the victim of ablation (genital mutilation). The native baby was brought to a hospital in Pereira after her 15-year-old mother stated that she was vomiting and had intestinal problems such as vomiting. diarrhea.
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When making initial assessments, Doctors realized that there was another reason for the state of health, because there was swelling in the genital area.. He had gone through the procedure in his own community.
“We have to take into account that the girl was admitted to San Jorge Hospital not because of a specific procedure, which is ablation, but because of the consequences and complications this girl had when she underwent the referral and this procedure for her body,” said Sandra Gómez, Minister of Health at Risaralda.
According to health officials, the little boy was malnourished and was born with infections.. “We were also able to confirm that they had no medical check-ups at birth and apparently no vaccination schedule for a girl her age,” Gómez added.
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Moreover, The girl’s Pueblo Rico mother did not have prenatal checkups.
Because the mother did not speak Spanish, San Jorge Hospital had to go to one of their nurses to be able to understand her language and take care of the baby.
“There were even some difficulties with it, as not all communities use the same language,” said Javier Alejandro Gaviria, director of the institution. Snail Radio.
The native baby is under observation as the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) cares progresses.
As EL TIEMPO explains in a journalistic special, although it may seem unbelievable and efforts to ban the practice, The Emberá Chamí and Emberá Katío communities still practice female genital mutilation, known as cutting.
“It’s only done against girls, normally when they’re born. It’s sometimes done at an older age, and it’s important to know because it happens to men too. The practice is usually done by midwives or midwives, but by indigenous men. It’s done by indigenous men. Laura Lozano, responsible for Gender, Rights and Intercultural Relations, is marrying an uninjured woman.” If he doesn’t want to, the reason for the mutilation at an advanced age is because the man has to reject them and mutilate them at the age of 15, 16 or 17,” said the United Nations Population Fund adviser.
(Click here for the full report on ablation in Risaralda).
Trustworthy? No. It carries a risk of bleeding or infection, but these are not the only risks. “It also has psychological risks and violates sexual and reproductive rights,” adds the expert on gender, rights and interculturalism.
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