Original blog post can be found on the Medical Aid Films website. Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating and serious injuries that can occur during childbirth. It affects between 50,000 and 100,000 women each year, mainly in low-income countries, and it is estimated that more than 2 million women live with untreated fistula […]
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EngenderHealth Hosts Media Round Table on Fistula Prevention in Nigeria
PRESS RELEASE, January 31, 2017: EngenderHealth Hosts Media Round Table on Fistula Prevention in Nigeria It is estimated that about 150,000 women in Nigeria are suffering from fistula. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, this figure is only an estimate of the exact number. However, health experts agree that about 12,000 new cases of […]
Research to Action: Intervention to Reduce Barriers to Access Fistula Treatment in Nigeria and Uganda
By Elly Arnoff, Program Associate – Evaluation & Research, EngenderHealth Women with fistula are often among the most impoverished and marginalized members of society. Obstetric fistula is a rupture between the vagina and bladder and/or rectum that occurs when a woman has a prolonged labor or obstructed delivery, and does not access emergency obstetric […]
Putting The Lancet Maternal Health Series Into Action: Five Next Steps
This post originally appeared on the Maternal Health Task Force blog. By: Kayla McGowan, Project Coordinator, Women and Health Initiative, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Last week, experts in maternal health convened at the Wilson Center to mark the recent launch of The Lancet Maternal Health Series, discuss its implications and brainstorm how to translate […]
Men as Partners in the Fight to End Fistula in Nigeria
By: Eberechukwu Diokpo, Project Officer at EngenderHealth Nigeria and Nafisa Murtala Ahmed, Presenter at Express Radio Kano For Rukayya, a young fistula client, a phone-in radio program was life changing. The live radio program was hosted on Express FM in Kano and focused on fistula prevention and treatment. Dr. Habib Sadauki, the Country Project Manager […]