Obstetric fistula disables millions of women and girls in developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) recently launched a ...

Asiyatu Tambala, aged 20 at the time, hoped to become a mother for the first time. She looked forward to the journey of ...

Could we capture the harsh reality these voiceless women experience? I first visited the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in the spring of 2004. The idea for a film about the hospital and women with ...

Due to necrosis from obstruction, women suffer from fecal or urinary incontinence secondary to fistula formation between the vaginal tract and the nearby rectum or urethra. This population of patients ...

One of New Zealand’s major donors to Hamlin Fistula New Zealand has just returned from Ethiopia where she saw the dire ...

Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access to timely, high-quality medical treatment. It leaves women and ...

Nampaiyo, a mother of five, lived for 12 years with rectovaginal fistula (Kipsang Joseph) “My mother told me it was normal and that there was a history of women who are not able to control their ...

The facility, when completed, will serve as a specialized centre for the management and treatment of obstetric fistula, a major maternal health condition affecting women in the Northern Region.

At Ningi Fistula Centre alone, about 308 repairs have been conducted. According to NHIA, this intervention has not only restored women's health but also renewed their hope and dignity. According ...

The facility, when completed, will serve as a specialized centre for the management and treatment of obstetric fistula, a major maternal health condition affecting women in the Northern Region.