Originally authored by Bianca Devoto for the USAID Impact Blog. A few months after becoming pregnant with her first child, Edisa’s husband unexpectedly passed away. In need of transportation to reach the closest health facility, and without family nearby, Edisa went into labor at home. Friends and neighbors contributed money for her transportation to a local hospital, […]
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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 […]