Obstetric fistula remains one of the most devastating yet preventable childbirth injuries that continues to affect women in Bukedi Sub-region. Obstetric fistula, as defined by the United Nations, is a ...

In Somalia, where six out of ten births take place without a doctor, childbirth is often a matter of survival. For women like 38-year-old Farhiya from rural Beletweyne, the consequences can be ...

A fistula is an unusual opening between two body parts that often needs treatment like medicine or surgery. Fistulas can be caused by infections and diseases like Crohn's disease, and up to half of ...

A rectovaginal fistula develops when an abnormal tunnel forms between the vagina and rectum inside a woman’s body. This opening allows waste material and gas to pass from the rectum into the vagina, ...

An estimated 200,000 women in Uganda are living with obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury that continues to affect mainly teenage mothers, a top health official said during World Fistula ...

What Is an Anal Fistula? An anal fistula is an abnormal tunnel that forms between the inside of the anus (the hole at the end of your digestive tract through which solid waste leaves the body) and the ...

The Bashir Foundation for Fistula and Women’s Health (BFFWH) has announced a collaborative initiative with the Fistula Foundation to provide critical medical interventions for women living with ...

An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal joining of an artery and a vein. If an AVF is affecting health, early treatment can help prevent complications. An AVF occurs if an artery connects to a ...

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A fistula develops when there is a connection between two organs in the body, or an organ and the skin, that doesn’t belong there. Fistulas can result from different diseases and conditions, but they ...