The Fistula Foundation is a powerful force that supports women in getting these transformative surgeries, truly ministering to the world’s “modern day leper.” Through generous donations, $598 provides ...

A fistula is an abnormal hole in the bowel or the bladder. A recto-urethral fistula is a hole between the urethra (urinary channel) and the rectum. This hole leads to leakage of urine into the rectum ...

First Lady Margaret Gakuo Kenyatta at the Kenyatta University Central Administration Complex during the opening of the International Conference on Reproductive Health and commemoration of World ...

"Get rid of the girl who stinks," they said about Sana Rodiny who for three years had to endure unrelenting abuse after developing a fistula. Now at 18 she hopes the people of her small village in ...

Garissa Woman Rep Udgoon Siyad accompanied by Garissa Township MP Major Dekow and Kiambu Woman Rep Wamuratha at Garissa Hospital during the fistula medical camp. [Mohamed Saman, Standard] Women ...

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 ...

The Bashir Foundation for Fistula and Women’s Health (BFFWH) has announced a collaborative initiative with the Fistula Foundation to provide critical medical interventions for women living with ...

Obstetric fistulas are socially debilitating injuries that often occur when there are no options for emergency intervention (e.g., C-sections) in the setting of prolonged labor. Due to necrosis from ...

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Twenty-two-year-old Naomi George is visibly shaken as she fights back the tears, recalling the night her life changed forever. In 2019, the heavily pregnant Liberian endured a harrowing ordeal when ...

The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving health outcomes in Nigeria, particularly for vulnerable populations, with a focus on women affected by obstetric fistula. As part of ...

At just 17 years old in 2018, Sheituna Saani, from Kwaranyi in Niger State, was forced out of school and married off by her parents. Like many girls in her community, marriage came with early ...