Campaign to End Fistula

Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania
Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania
In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women
In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women
Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life
Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life
End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!
Leaving no one behind: Is the achievement of the SDGs possible without securing the dignity, rights, and well-being of those who are “invisible”?
Leaving no one behind: Is the achievement of the SDGs possible without securing the dignity, rights, and well-being of those who are “invisible”?
From social outcast to future teacher: A Malawi fistula survivor’s story
“I consider myself very lucky," says Monica Kaleso, a Malawian fistula survivor who overcame stigma after being treated.
Meeting the SDG challenge to end fistula and preventable childbirth-related morbidity and mortality
A new commentary in The Lancet underscores the critical role of universal access to skilled care at birth to end obstetric fistula.
Labor of Love: Ending Fistula in Mozambique
In Mozambique and over 55 countries around the world, UNFPA & the Campaign to End Fistula lead the way in supporting countries to end the health and human rights tragedy of obstetric fistula.
Treatment for traumatic childbirth injury gives new hope to women in Afghanistan
“I saw myself as the living dead,” 50-year-old Laila* told UNFPA.
Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women
Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women
After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve
“By the time I was taken to the hospital, it was already too late. Two tragedies befell me. I had a stillbirth and started leaking urine constantly.”
Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change
Margret Rambiki was just a teenager, married at 14, when she nearly died in childbirth.
Fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity
“When I became pregnant in December 2016, I never attended a health clinic,” said 19-year-old Katimu Kanneh. “I drank traditional medicines supplied to me by traditional birth attendants in the community.”
Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care
Najat knew the dangers of childbirth. But when her own needs clashed with her husband's traditional ideas, she suffered in ways she could not have imagined.

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21 October, 2020

Ending preventable stillbirths: A renewed call for collective action - Register to Attend

In conjunction with the release of the report from the UN interagency group for child mortality estimation 2020, titled "A neglected tragedy, the burden of stillbirths", you are invited to take part in the upcoming virtual event to raise awareness of the often silent but enormous trauma and burden of stillbirth and to bring...

23 May, 2020

End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

22 May, 2020

Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life

A KOICA-funded UNFPA programme aims for all pregnant women to avoid the joy of maternity turning into a nightmare in Côte d’Ivoire.

22 May, 2020

In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

AL HUDAYDAH, Yemen – Five years ago, Marwa* was a child bride living in the port city of Al Hudaydah. “I was almost 17 years old, and happy with my new life. I was a new bride and I got pregnant fast. I thought life was smiling at me,” she told UNFPA.

#WomenOnTheFrontline: the story of Sahar from Yemen

#نساء_على_خط_النار: حكاية سحر من اليمن

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The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Annual Report 2019

The latest 2019 annual report of the Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF),...

UN Report on Obstetric Fistula 2020

This report highlights new data from Johns Hopkins University which demonstrates...

Safe birth services save lives, prevent childbirth injury in Tanzania

In Yemen and around the world, obstetric fistula strikes the most vulnerable women

Korean cooperation helps give Ivorian fistula survivors a new lease on life

End gender inequality! End health inequities! End fistula now!

Leaving no one behind: Is the achievement of the SDGs possible without securing the dignity, rights, and well-being of those who are “invisible”?

From social outcast to future teacher: A Malawi fistula survivor’s story

Meeting the SDG challenge to end fistula and preventable childbirth-related morbidity and mortality

Labor of Love: Ending Fistula in Mozambique

Treatment for traumatic childbirth injury gives new hope to women in Afghanistan

Ending obstetric fistula: Devastating and preventable childbirth injury continues to haunt women

After decades of suffering, fistula survivors in Nepal find reprieve

Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

Fistula camp helps women and girls in Sierra Leone regain their dignity

Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

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