title: Correspondence from abroad: when tradition maims.
authors.affiliation: International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Affara
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D019093:Circumcision, Female / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003256:Community Participation; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D014943:Global Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D008119:Lobbying; D015995:Prevalence; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D016387:Women's Health; D014944:World Health Organization