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Report from EngenderHealth’s Fistula Care project, which partnered with two private hospitals in Bangladesh to improve access to essential maternal health services for women in rural, underserved communities.

“M-PESA” (“pesa” means “money” in Swahili), which is the mobile banking product of Vodafone, is used by 13 million customers in Kenya and another six million in Tanzania. While several cell phone companies have introduced m-banking, Vodafone dominates…

Few studies have examined what the social consequences are for women with fistula or how the broader social structure in which these women live affects the way they are treated. In this regard, qualitative research was carried out in the countries…

A practical guide to informed consent for administrators, supervisors, and staff responsible for service delivery and for personnel providing direct care to clients.

The Aberdeen Women’s Centre was built to continue providing obstetric fistula repairs in Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the departure of a Mercy Ships hospital ship in 2004. First known as the Aberdeen West Africa Fistula Centre and operated by Mercy…

The Aberdeen Women’s Centre was built to continue providing obstetric fistula repairs in Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the departure of a Mercy Ships hospital ship in 2004. First known as the Aberdeen West Africa Fistula Centre and operated by Mercy…

A practical guide to informed consent for administrators, supervisors and staff responsible for service delivery and for personnel providing direct care to clients.

This facilitator’s guide is designed to help those who wish to have conversations about fistula and to educate groups such as health care providers, women with fistula, community members, and policy makers. Specifically, this is a guide to facilitating…

This supplemental training module has a specific focus on the Fistula Care clinical indicators and is designed for use with three audiences: 1. Supervisors, either on-site or external, who attend facilitative supervision training: to orient them to their…

A flow chart for providers illustrating the steps to providing client-centered family planning services for fistula patients