18 November, 2020 The United Nations’ Report on Obstetric Fistula 2020 calls for a surge in efforts to eradicate obstetric fistula. The report outlines the gender and socioeconomic inequalities which result in fistula, as well as the measures...
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May 25, 2020 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Last November, the world convened in Nairobi to celebrate the tremendous gains of the past 25 years in advancing...
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January 17, 2020 On 10th December over 100 stakeholders, advocates and dignitaries attended an advocacy event organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs, and the Ethiopian Human Rights...
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December 18, 2019 The heartbreaking reality of an obstetric fistula injury for women in sub-Saharan Africa is that its consequences go far beyond the physical damage caused by the traumatic childbirth. For women suffering from fistula, the constant leakage...
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December 16, 2019 “…we cannot achieve our goals without each other. Partnership is not an option, it is a must” – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation and former Vice-Chair of PMNCH The Hamlin –...
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December 13, 2019 On 12th-14th November over 9,500 participants from more than 170 countries convened at the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25). The Summit marked the 25th anniversary of the first International Conference...
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May 25, 2018 By: Dr Alison Morgan, Head, Maternal Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne Measuring the Numbers of Untreated Obstetric Fistula: The Example of Ethiopia While Ethiopia has experienced a reduction...
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April 12, 2018 Fistula Surgeon Training Program at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia making a big impact The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) released their latest impact report yesterday on International Day for Maternal Health & Rights. FIGO works with...
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January 17, 2018 Short period of postoperative bladder catheterisation effective for repair of simple urinary fistula The World Health Organisation has issued new recommendations on the length of bladder catheterisation following surgical repair of a simple obstetric urinary fistula. The...
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