Fistula Diagnosis Job Aid (English, PDF, 214KB)
Fistula Diagnosis Poster (English, PDF, 767KB)
Fistula Orientation for Community Members
Fistula Care’s implementing partner in Ethiopia, IntraHealth, has developed materials to orient community leaders about safe motherhood and obstetric fistula. Staff who work with fistula patients lead the one-day orientation with specific community groups, such as local authorities, women’s associations, or community health workers. This presentation (PDF, 622 KB) provides an overview of the Ethiopian maternal health context and fistula’s causes and prevention, ending with the important ways that different groups can be of support.
Ethiopia Training Package for Health Workers
Fistula Care’s implementing partner in Ethiopia, IntraHealth, has developed materials to train health workers on obstetric fistula prevention, identification, and pre-repair care. The course contains ten modules, including how to orient the community, a variety of visual aids, and supplementary handouts.
- Module 1: Introduction (English, PDF)
- Module 2: Overview of safe motherhood and global maternal morbidity and mortality (English, PDF)
- Module 3: Female reproductive system (English, PDF)
- Module 4: Essential components of antenatal care and emergency obstetric care (including birth preparedness, complication readiness and recognition of danger signs) (English, PDF)
- Module 5: Prevention of prolonged and obstructed labor (including use of the partograph) (English, PDF)
- Module 6: Obstetric fistula–definition, causes and contributing factors, and impact on affected women (English, PDF)
- Module 7: Obstetric fistula–identification and diagnosis (English, PDF)
- Module 8: Pre-repair care and referral for women with obstetric fistula (English, PDF)
- Module 9: Principles of postoperative care and reintegration of women after obstetric fistula repair surgical repair (English, PDF)
- Module 10: The role of families, community and the health care system in prevention and care for women with obstetric fistula (English, PDF)