Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2014

Resource date: 2014

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Publication

The Campaign to End Fistula: 10 Years On

Publication date: 17 Jun 2015

The brochure highlights achievements and results in first decade of the Campaign to End Fistula.

Resources

UN resolution on fistula 2014

Resource date: Feb 2015

The new resolution calls on the international community to intensify technical and financial support to accelerate progress in the remaining days until the deadline to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 (to improve maternal health) by the end of 2015 and eliminate fistula.

Publication

Management of Obstetric Fistula in Burundi

The experience from a multidisciplinary approach over five years

Publication date: 02 Feb 2016

Author: MSF

Publisher: UNFPA

Médecins Sans Frontières, member of the Campaign to End Fistula, set up the Gitega Fistula Centre within the Regional Hospital of Gitega, Burundi, in 2009 to provide high quality, multi-disciplinary care, free of charge, all year round. This report aims to reflect on the experience of setting-up, running and handing over such a fistula project.

Resources

UN report on obstetric fistula 2016 (A/71/306)

Resource date: 2016

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Resources

UN Report on Obstetric Fistula 2020 (A/75/264)

Resource date: Jul 2020

The United Nations Secretary-General report (2020) calls on the General Assembly to Intensify efforts to end obstetric fistula within a decade.

Publication

A Neglected Tragedy: The global burden of stillbirths

Publication date: 13 Oct 2020

The release of the first-ever estimates on stillbirth by the UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) include the number of babies that are stillborn every year, as a result of pregnancy and birth-related complications, the absence of health workers and basic services. The report includes new data on the additional babies that could be stillborn due to COVID-19 related disruptions in child and maternal health services. The release is intended to increase visibility for this neglected tragedy and drive government action to address stillbirths. 

Resources

Global competency based fistula surgery training manual

Resource date: 2011

Author: The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Publisher: UNFPA

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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
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