Giving birth is not an easy process and for some women, it can lead to a distressing complication that causes faecal matter to leak through the vagina. Here’s why obstetric fistula happens, who is at ...

Given that millions of women in the developing world suffer from obstetric fistula, this tremendous public health issue requires immediate attention. Increasing the resources and skilled staff ...

Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, high-quality medical treatment. It leaves women and ...

It begins with a cut. A seemingly small incision; often celebrated as a rite of passage and a symbol of purity and tradition. However, for millions of Nigerian women and girls, that single cut marks ...

Discover top medications for 'treating Obstetric Fistula'? This page compiles essential information on generic and brand-name drugs specifically used for Obstetric Fistula treatment.Here ...

I first visited the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in the spring of 2004. The idea for a film about the hospital and women with obstetric fistula came from a New York Times op-ed column by Nicholas ...

The sod has been cut for the construction of an obstetric fistula centre at the Yendi Government Hospital to enhance the management of ...

The Nigerian Government has announced facilities for free comprehensive emergency obstetric care and vesicovaginal fistula, ...

[File, Standard] Every year, Webuye County Hospital in Bungoma County reports a backlog of 10,000 fistula cases. Dr Simon Kisaka, the facility's Medical Superintendent attributed obstetric fistula ...

Sisters Sabina Mwikali (left) and Regina Kilaka recover in hospital after fistula surgery with Dr Norris Onzere. [Photo: Benjamin Obegi/Standard] Kenya: Every woman who suffers from obstetric ...

Our two-year fellowship focuses on conditions such as maternal mortality, obstetric fistula, preterm birth, neglected tropical diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition and others that ...