Resources

Global competency based fistula surgery training manual

Resource date: 2011

Author: The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Publisher: UNFPA

Resources

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

Resource date: Dec 2020

Author: UN

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.

News

5 things to know about motherhood

Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world throughout the year. In Somalia, above, the day falls in March. © Tobin Jones for UNFPA

03 May 2022

Publication

Obstetric Fistula & Other Forms Of Female Genital Fistula

Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

Number of pages: 140

Publication date: 31 Mar 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

Updates

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

Annual Report

Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

Number of pages: 56

Publication date: 01 Sep 2021

Author: UNFPA

News

Au Mozambique, le parcours d'une survivante de la fistule obstétricale, de « je n'étais rien » à « je suis capable de tout »

Beatriz Sebastião, 28 ans, survivante de la fistule obstétricale, se tient devant son domicile et sa petite épicerie à Mocuba, dans la province de Zambezia, au Mozambique. Un aspect clé des soins de la fistule, sous la direction du ministère du Genre, de l'Enfance et de l'Action sociale, est la réintégration dans la société, y compris la formation professionnelle afin que les survivantes puissent obtenir un emploi significatif. © UNFPA Mozambique

21 May 2021

News

In Mozambique, an obstetric fistula survivor's journey from "I was nothing" to "I am capable of everything"

Obstetric fistula survivor Beatriz Sebastião, 28, stands outside her home and small grocery business in Mocuba, Zambezia province, Mozambique. A key aspect of fistula care, led by the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action, is reintegration into society, including skills training so survivors can gain meaningful employment. © UNFPA Mozambique

21 May 2021

News

After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

Noorjahan laughs as she recovers from fistula surgery in Malalai Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now, she says, "I can live." © Andrea Bruce/ NOOR

07 June 2016

Global competency based fistula surgery training manual

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

5 things to know about motherhood

Obstetric Fistula & Other Forms Of Female Genital Fistula

Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

Iceland and UNFPA sign a $7 million agreement to help eliminate obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone

Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2020

Saving lives and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on mothers and newborns

Au Mozambique, le parcours d'une survivante de la fistule obstétricale, de « je n'étais rien » à « je suis capable de tout »

In Mozambique, an obstetric fistula survivor's journey from "I was nothing" to "I am capable of everything"

After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2019