15 April 2024

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“I have my life back”: How one mother in Senegal is thriving after obstetric fistula

Women from the village of Fass Gounass band together to learn and spread the word about obstetric fistula among their community. © UNFPA Senegal/Ndeye Dieynaba Ndiaye
  • 31 January 2024
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Restoring hope, rebuilding lives: A day in the life of a fistula surgeon in Zambia

Fistula surgeon Dr. Paul Musoba conducts a procedure at the Solwezi General Hospital in North-Western Province of Zambia. © UNFPA Zambia
  • 26 May 2023
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Prevention, treatment, reintegration and advocacy: How UNFPA and partners work to end obstetric fistula

Pastor Kouakou Adou Kouamé advises newlyweds to take precautions against obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Côte d’Ivoire
  • 22 May 2023
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UNITED NATIONS, New York – “Reaching the furthest behind” has long been a guiding principle for UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. But in today’s world, where climate shocks are…
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UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, notes with deep regret that the United States of America has announced its intention to deny future funding to the organization by triggering the Kemp-…
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The Government of Ireland is committing €2 million – about USD$2.17 million – to support UNFPA’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan and neighbouring countries, including South Sudan, Chad, Central African…
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LUSAKA, Zambia – “We began our life together from scratch. I was full of life, passion and blind love,” says mother-of-three Mwaka*. “Then, later, you find out who the person truly is.” At 22, Mwaka married a man she…
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Iceland and UNFPA sign a $7 million agreement to help eliminate obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone

05 Jan 2022

Nurses at Aberdeen Women’s Centre with a fistula patient, in the western region of Sierra Leone. Iceland will help the hospital build its capacity to eliminate fistula in Sierra Leone. © UNFPA Sierra Leone
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UNFPA partners with Mozambique government, Operation Fistula to scale up InfoFistula app

12 Jun 2020

“After becoming pregnant at 13, I tell every girl in my community to stay in school and use contraceptives," shares the then-20-year-old Mafalda (far left) from Mocuba District, Zambezia Province in Mozambique. As an advocate for girls’ sexual and reproductive rights and choices, her mother speaks about her transformation: “My daughter found courage from the difficult times she faced. Now she is passing on to other girls the lessons she has learned”. © UNFPA Mozambique/Helene Christensen
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In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

A woman recovers from fistula treatment sugery in Yemen. Obstetric fistula almost entirely preventable; its persistence is a sign of global social injustice. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 22 May 2020
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End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!

23 May 2020

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