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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…

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…

This poster tool is a visual job aid can be used by healthcare practitioners to help diagnose obstetric fistula in women who are presenting with leakage of urine at a primary health center.

This tool can be used by healthcare practitioners to diagnose obstetric fistula in women who are presenting with leakage of urine at a primary health center.

The goal of this curriculum is to prepare service providers at all levels to provide information and counseling to fistula clients, including referral for treatment and recovery services and counseling for related issues outside their usual scope of…

By: Natalie Ramm, Communications Coordinator, Maternal Health Task Force, Women and Health Initiative USAID sent out a press release yesterday announcing the award of the Fistula Care Plus Project to EngenderHealth and the Population Council. We, at the…

By: Payal Chandiramani, The Wilson Center Obstetric fistula is “not just a medical issue, but a human issue,” said Dr. Luc de Bernis, senior maternal health advisor at UNFPA, during a September 27 panel discussion at the Wilson Center. Obstetric fistula,…

On September 27th, our colleagues at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC will convene an event, Preventing Injuries During Childbirth: Programmatic and Policy Recommendations for Addressing Obstetric Fistula and Uterine Prolapse, featuring several…

BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth recently published a commentary titled, Overcoming phase 1 delays: the critical component of obstetric fistula prevention programs in resource-poor countries that discusses fistula prevention in developing countries and…