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This comprehensive curriculum addresses several critical areas: preventive care, surgical treatment and postoperative recovery, information, education, family and community involvement, counselling, and data collection and use. It also presents learning activities and competency-based skills checklists that help nurses and midwives develop real-world skills for the clinical environment.
This training is intended for health care workers (health officers, midwives, clinical nurses, maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) officers, managers and supervisors at woreda health office and health center levels) to build their knowledge base and capacity to provide care to women who are at risk of or who have developed obstetric fistula. In … Continue reading “Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package: Facilitator’s Manual”
This training is intended for health care workers (health officers, midwives, clinical nurses, maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) officers, managers and supervisors at woreda health office and health center levels) to build their knowledge base and capacity to provide care to women who are at risk of or who have developed obstetric fistula. In … Continue reading “Prevention and Recognition of Obstetric Fistula Training Package: Participant Handbook”
This picture book is designed to support health service providers and field-level workers in raising awareness among local leaders and the general population about obstetric fistula and engaging these audiences in the effort to prevent obstetric fistula and improve maternal health in their communities.
This picture book is designed to support health service providers and field-level workers in raising awareness among local leaders and the general population about obstetric fistula and engaging these audiences in the effort to prevent obstetric fistula and improve maternal health in their communities. (Bangla)
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 discussions about digital stories made about 11 women with fistula in which they share how fistula … Continue reading “Obstetric Fistula Digital Stories: Facilitator’s guide”
A collection of real-life obstetric fistula patient stories, plus interviews with fistula service providers.
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 of Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to examine the lives of women … Continue reading “Living With Obstetric Fistula: Qualitative Research Findings from Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo”
This obstetric fistula care checklist can be used to help determine whether or not a patient is suffering from obstetric fistula and if they should be referred to a hospital. Included is a list of hospitals and contacts where obstetric fistula services are available free of cost.
This obstetric fistula care checklist can be used to help determine whether or not a patient is suffering from obstetric fistula and if they should be referred to a hospital. Included is a list of hopsitals and contacts where obstetric fistula services are available free of cost. (This checklist is written in Bangla)
