Waris Dirie celebrates 5 years Desert Flower Center in the hospital Waldfriede Berlin Zehlendorf

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Farhia Mohamed, translator, Dr. Cornelia Strunz, Coordinator DFC Berlin, Dr. Roland Scherer, Leiter des DFC, Dr. Uwe von Fritschen, Plastischer Chirurg im DFC
 
More than 350 women were treated at the first Desert Flower Center in Berlin opened by Waris Dirie in 2013 for the holistic treatment of FGM victims.
 
Today, Waris Dirie spoke in front of 300 doctors from all around the world as part of the International Coloproctologists' Congress. In her speech, Waris Dirie demands the establishment of more Desert Flower Centers around the world. 
According to UN statistics, more than 250 million women worldwide are affected by this cruel procedure.

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