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Fifty years after a terrible childbirth injury, Kenyan woman gets a new lease on life

Jumwa Kabibu Kai, 77, with Kilifi County Governor Amason Kingi, at an event raising awareness about fistula. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

10 October 2016

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Transforming lives by improving access to fistula repair in Nepal

Before 2010, few women in Nepal could access fistula repair surgery. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

13 April 2016

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A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda

Team GetIN members (left to right) Hope Kirabo, Busingye Joshua, Gift Mbabazi and Donald Rukanga during a field visit to Kanungu district. © UNFPA Uganda

08 April 2016

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A conversation with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd

24 March 2016

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The chain of hope: Treating obstetric fistula in Cameroon

A woman hugs a health worker after her successful fistula repair surgery. ©UNFPA Cameroon

23 February 2016

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Harmful traditions contribute to traumatic birth injuries in Chad

Micheline Yotoudjim (left), a fistula survivor, helps other women with obstetric fistula through the treatment process. Here, she sits with a woman at the National Centre for Fistula Treatment in N'Djamena, Chad. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

07 January 2016

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Overcoming fistula: A survivor’s remarkable story

Carleta Eugenio Francisco has reclaimed her life after recovering from an obstetric fistula. She is now a community activist, helping to improve the health of women and girls in her community. © UNFPA Mozambique

20 May 2015

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Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

Dr. Nazneen Begum and Dr. Ruksana Khanum check on patients at the National Management Centre for Obstetric Fistula. For many women suffering from obstetric fistula, treatment is not enough. Skills training and counselling are essential to overcoming the stigma and isolation related to the condition. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA

22 May 2015

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Statement on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund

23 May 2015

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Scaling Up the Humanitarian Response for Syrian Refugees

Syrian refugees receiving supplies in Northern Lebanon. Photo: UNHCR/F. Juez

24 June 2012

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