Roughly one million women in the developing world suffer from obstetric fistula, an injury that results from inadequate medical care and causes incontinence. But beyond the physical effects, the ...

Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole has called for more awareness on the elimination of obstetric fistula to reduce maternal mortality. Adewole said this at the High Level Awareness Seminar on ...

Most women who suffer from fistula have been deprived of their social lives, and suffer physical and psychological pain as well as social stigma and exclusion. As the world marks Fistula day, efforts ...

Two brothers will walk 24 hours straight for charity on Dec. 20 to benefit the Fistula Foundation, a nonprofit focused on fighting obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth ...

Fistula is common in Somalia but stigma and lack of care means that many women continue to face shame and barriers to treatment. Clotilde Bigot reports.

Jane Mulewa Mwale 89, is a proud mother of 10 and a grandmother to many. For the last 42 years, her life has been marred with shame and isolation, as a result of living with obstetric fistula, a hole ...

Bridget Asiamah is Technical Specialist, Fistula, Sexual and Reproductive Health Branch, Technical Division, United Nations Population Fund; and Coordinator, Global Campaign to End Fistula. 22 May ...

Obstetric fistula remains one of the most devastating yet preventable childbirth injuries that continues to affect women in Bukedi Sub-region. Obstetric fistula, as defined by the United Nations, is a ...

Pregnant women have a great deal to look forward to: the miracle of birth, meeting their children, raising them into adulthood. While we may prefer to focus on these happy outcomes, we should also ...

The Worldwide Fistula Fund will host Dr. Ouedraogo will visit the U.S. from Sept. 9–13 to raise awareness & support for maternal health initiatives. Dr. Itengre’s work is a powerful example of what’s ...

Soueiba Salisu endured the pains of childbirth for four days and four nights in a mud-brick house in her remote Nigerian village before her family, fearing for her life, took her to a hospital. When ...

Most women who suffer from fistula have been deprived of their social lives, and suffer physical and psychological pain as well as social stigma and exclusion. As the world marks Fistula day, efforts ...