Publication date

2014

Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2014

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Publication date

2015

Publication

The Campaign to End Fistula: 10 Years On

The brochure highlights achievements and results in first decade of the Campaign to End Fistula.

Publication date

Feb 2015

Resources

UN resolution on fistula 2014

The new resolution calls on the international community to intensify technical and financial support to accelerate progress in the remaining days until the deadline to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 (to improve maternal health) by the end of 2015 and eliminate fistula.

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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2016

Author

MSF

Publication

Management of Obstetric Fistula in Burundi

The experience from a multidisciplinary approach over five years

Médecins Sans Frontières, member of the Campaign to End Fistula, set up the Gitega Fistula Centre within the Regional Hospital of Gitega, Burundi, in 2009 to provide high quality, multi-disciplinary care, free of charge, all year round. This report aims to reflect on the experience of setting-up, running and handing over such a fistula project.

Publication date

2016

Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2016 (A/71/306)

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Publication date

Jul 2020

Resources

UN Report on Obstetric Fistula 2020 (A/75/264)

The United Nations Secretary-General report (2020) calls on the General Assembly to Intensify efforts to end obstetric fistula within a decade.

Pregnant woman in a gold and pink sari

Publication date

Oct 2020

Publication

A Neglected Tragedy: The global burden of stillbirths

The release of the first-ever estimates on stillbirth by the UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) include the number of babies that are stillborn every year, as a result of pregnancy and birth-related complications, the absence of health workers and basic services. The report includes new data on the additional babies that could be stillborn due to COVID-19 related disruptions in child and maternal health services. The release is intended to increase visibility for this neglected tragedy and drive government action to address stillbirths. 

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Parents react to stories of mothers from around the world on Mother's Day

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Parents react to stories of mothers from around the world on Mother's Day

Parents react to stories of mothers from around the world on Mother's Day

This Mother's Day, we invited parents into our studio to read stories of mothers from around the world. Watch what happens next…

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2011

Author

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Resources

Global competency based fistula surgery training manual

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Publication date

Dec 2020

Author

UN

Resources

UN resolution to end fistula 2020 (A/RES/75/159)

This 2020 UN Resolution on Fistula, adopted by Member States, calls on every fistula-affected nation to develop an inclusive, integrated, costed, time-bound national strategy and action plan to end fistula by 2030. This is a critical component of an overall strategy to ensure universal access to quality sexual and reproductive health and rights and is a key element of achieving the SDGs.