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After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve

calendar_today18 September 2018

Palesh Devi Rajdhobi suffered from an obstetric fistula, a debilitating childbirth injury, for 21 years. She endured pain, stigma and social isolation before receiving free reconstructive surgery from a UNFPA-supported campaign. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

calendar_today25 June 2018

Najat suffered a traumatic birth injury, and nearly died, after her in-laws refused to take her to a hospital during labour. © National Midwives Association/UNFPA

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Fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity

calendar_today12 June 2018

Women and girls celebrating after their successful fistula repair surgeries at the Aberdeen Women’s Centre in Freetown © UNFPA Sierra Leone 2018/Angelique Reid

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Fatima: A song to end obstetric fistula

calendar_today30 May 2018

https://youtu.be/nahyliHvxBQ

Fatima: A song to end obstetric fistula

This song was produced by a Yemeni youth group. It is based on the true story of an obstetric fistula survivor, ‘Fatima,’ who was successfully treated with the support of UNFPA.

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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

calendar_today23 May 2018

Margret Rambiki lived with obstetric fistula for 13 years. Finally, her mother learned how she could get relief. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

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Debilitating childbirth injury takes major toll on women

calendar_today22 May 2018

A health worker checks on a pregnant woman during a home visit. Access to quality maternal health care, especially emergency care during childbirth, is essential to preventing obstetric fistula. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw

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In war-torn Yemen, a devastating childbirth injury, then a glimpse of hope

calendar_today21 May 2018

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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

calendar_today16 November 2017

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After devastating birth injuries, 33 women’s lives transformed

calendar_today14 July 2017

A young woman at a fistula-repair campaign in Batouri, Cameroon. Obstetric fistula is a life-altering childbirth injury that afflicts the world's most marginalized women. But it can be repaired – and prevented. © UNFPA Cameroon/Olive Bonga

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After 46 years of suffering, fistula survivor finds relief

calendar_today19 May 2017

Nurse Lydia Kasiya speaks with obstetric fistula survivor Nachilango Bisolomo at Monkey-bay Community Hospital. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

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After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve

Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

Fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity

Fatima: A song to end obstetric fistula

Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

Debilitating childbirth injury takes major toll on women

In war-torn Yemen, a devastating childbirth injury, then a glimpse of hope

For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

After devastating birth injuries, 33 women’s lives transformed

After 46 years of suffering, fistula survivor finds relief

After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve

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