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Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: There is increasing interest amongst female genital fistula stakeholders to understand outcomes of fistula repair surgery as well as the contribution of…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: A 2003 situation analysis of female genital fistula in Bangladesh estimated a case load of 71000 – 100, 000 for the population of 160 million people.…

Presentation at the Global Maternal Newborn Health Conference, October 20, 2015 Background: An iatrogenic fistula is a fistula resulting from surgery performed by a medical person. In this presentation we discuss fistulas in women between bladder/ureter…

The Fistula Care Plus (FC+) project and the Maternal Health Task Force co-convened the first meeting of the FC+ International Research Advisory Group (IRAG) in July 2014 to examine research needs related to fistula prevention and treatment. This brief…

The Fistula Care Plus (FC+) project and the Maternal Health Task Force co-convened a technical consultation in July 2014 to examine the measurement and estimation of fistula incidence, prevalence, and treatment backlog. This brief report describes…

Simply training surgeons in fistula repair is necessary but not sufficient to ensure that such services are provided within a health system. Thus, Fistula Care/Nigeria facilitated the formation of a clinical peer-support network to increase women’s…

This training manual, developed in Niger, is designed to enhance the knowledge of community liaisons on maternal and newborn health, including: the status of maternal and newborn health globally and in Niger; health services to promote maternal and…