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

Annual Report

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2019

Number of pages: 66

Publication date: 01 Sep 2020

Author: UNFPA

Updates

UNFPA partners with Mozambique government, Operation Fistula to scale up InfoFistula app

12 Jun 2020

“After becoming pregnant at 13, I tell every girl in my community to stay in school and use contraceptives," shares the then-20-year-old Mafalda (far left) from Mocuba District, Zambezia Province in Mozambique. As an advocate for girls’ sexual and reproductive rights and choices, her mother speaks about her transformation: “My daughter found courage from the difficult times she faced. Now she is passing on to other girls the lessons she has learned”. © UNFPA Mozambique/Helene Christensen

Updates

Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life

23 May 2020

News

Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

A health facility in Tanzania’s Simiyu region, which was renovated through a two-year programme supported by UNFPA with funding from KOICA. © UNFPA Tanzania/Karlien Truyens

22 May 2020