Campaign to End Fistula

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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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.

13 January, 2020

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

This commentary, published in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, highlights crucial interventions required to end fistula.

1 July, 2019

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

LILONGWE, Malawi – Monica Kaleso loved to go to school. She studied hard and never missed class.

#WomenOnTheFrontline: the story of Sahar from Yemen

#نساء_على_خط_النار: حكاية سحر من اليمن

Publications

COVID-19 Technical Brief for Maternity Services

Limited data are available on COVID-19 in pregnancy, but the studies published to date do...

The Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund Business Plan (Phase III)

The third phase of UNFPA’s Maternal and Newborn Health Thematic Fund (MHTF), from...