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More than 30,000 Fistula Repair Surgeries Supported by USAID

Posted by  on Thursday, May 23rd 2013     
USAID-supported projects work to improve access to routine and emergency obstetric care and cesarean deliveries for women who experience complications during labor and delivery. Photo credit: EngenderHealth

USAID commemorates today’s first-ever International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by celebrating a milestone in global maternal health. Read more >>

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Repairing Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria

Posted by  on Thursday, September 30th 2010     

Submitted by Mary Ellen Stanton USAID-supported fistula services in Nigeria began in 2007. USAID’s Fistula Care project works with six hospitals to prevent and repair fistula and/or to train health professionals about fistula case management, Obstetric fistula is the result of prolonged labor without prompt medical intervention, causing a hole in a woman’s birth canal [...]

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