"Get rid of the girl who stinks," they said about Sana Rodiny who for three years had to endure unrelenting abuse after developing a fistula. Now at 18 she hopes the people of her small village in ...

Obstetric fistula remains one of the most devastating yet preventable childbirth injuries that continues to affect women in Bukedi Sub-region. Obstetric fistula, as defined by the United Nations, is a ...

Childbirth should be a moment of joy but for thousands of women like Awawu, it is the beginning of a nightmare ...

Hundreds of women in West Pokot County are living in silent agony, trapped in leaking bodies and social isolation, as obstetric fistula continues to devastate their lives, health officials have ...

“The Midlands Province has launched its first specialised fistula repair camp, offering surgery to women who have endured ...

HER miracle came decades later. In all those years, she never lost hope. Now 67, Gogo Esther Maxaba is a true example of resilience. Married off at a very young age and never attended school, she fled ...

The UNFCU Foundation awarded Dr. Erin Anastasi, coordinator of the Campaign to End Fistula being led by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, with its 2017 Women’s Empowerment Award. Dr. Anastasi ...

The newly commissioned ward at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in Lira City on March 7, 2026, expands the facility’s capacity ...