Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole has called for more awareness on the elimination of obstetric fistula to reduce maternal mortality. Adewole said this at the High Level Awareness Seminar on ...

Most women who suffer from fistula have been deprived of their social lives, and suffer physical and psychological pain as well as social stigma and exclusion. As the world marks Fistula day, efforts ...

Obstetric fistula remains one of the most devastating yet preventable childbirth injuries that continues to affect women in Bukedi Sub-region. Obstetric fistula, as defined by the United Nations, is a ...

Jane Mulewa Mwale 89, is a proud mother of 10 and a grandmother to many. For the last 42 years, her life has been marred with shame and isolation, as a result of living with obstetric fistula, a hole ...

Two brothers will walk 24 hours straight for charity on Dec. 20 to benefit the Fistula Foundation, a nonprofit focused on fighting obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth ...

Bridget Asiamah is Technical Specialist, Fistula, Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund; and Coordinator, Global Campaign to End Fistula. 22 May ...

Pregnant women have a great deal to look forward to: the miracle of birth, meeting their children, raising them into adulthood. While we may prefer to focus on these happy outcomes, we should also ...

ACTRESS and human rights advocate, Stephanie Linus, has once again demonstrated an unrelenting fight against fistula and child marriage with her recent fistula awareness campaign in Maiduguri, Borno ...

Fistula surgery recovery takes time. After this type of outpatient surgery, a person will need rest before they can return to their usual activities. While a fistula can happen anywhere in the body, ...

Most women who suffer from fistula have been deprived of their social lives, and suffer physical and psychological pain as well as social stigma and exclusion. As the world marks Fistula day, efforts ...