Originally posted on the Maternal Health Task Force Blog MHTF is excited to announce the upcoming policy dialogue, After Mexico City and Before Copenhagen: Keeping Our Promise to Mothers and Newborns, on Wednesday, April 13 in Washington, DC. This dialogue is part of the Maternal Health Task Force’s Advancing Policy Dialogue on Maternal Health Series, in partnership […]
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The unsung hero in transporting women with fistula to Kitovu Mission Hospital
Simon Ndizeye, Monitoring & Evaluation Program Associate, FC+ Uganda When assessing the contribution of fistula teams in providing prevention and treatment services at hospitals, there is a tendency to only focus on those involved in direct service delivery. Fistula surgeons, nurses, counselors, and theatre staff among others are integral, yet there are other support staff […]
On International Women’s Day, Let’s Help Women Living with Fistula Get the Care They Need
Original post on Medium.com. Married at age 17, Eva Aktar, a young woman in Bangladesh, became pregnant soon after. She underwent a harrowing 30-hour delivery, during which her full-term baby boy died. A cesarean delivery would almost certainly have saved the baby, but neither Eva nor her family could afford the US$250 fee required for […]
2015 in Review
Anna Wadsworth most recently worked for the EngenderHealth Fistula Care Plus project. Previously she was a research assistant for an antenatal care study in Kumasi, Ghana. She received her MSc from the London School of Economics, where she graduated with high honors. As 2015 draws to a close, the Fistula Care Plus team […]
Iatrogenic Fistula on the Rise as More Women Gain Access to Surgery
Originally posted on the Wilson Center New Security Beat, October 21, 2015. Obstetric fistula is a devastating childbirth injury caused by prolonged obstructed labor. It can lead to incontinence and infection, social stigmatization as others recoil in horror, and even mental illness. Between 50,000 to 100,000 women each year are affected by it – and […]