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It is estimated that only one woman in 50 has access to fistula treatment.
One FIGO Fellow, trained to provide life-transforming care to help significantly address the global treatment gap, is Dr Fahmida Zabin, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, and MAMMS Institute for Fistula and Women’s Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
This month FIGO speaks with Dr Fahmida Zabin about her experience of being a fistula surgeon.
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Eradicating Obstetric Fistula: Bangladesh
The latest IJGO supplement asks for honest answers to a complex question: just how far have we come in the prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula?
Back in 2007, FIGO’s academic journal led an inquiry to identify research needs and priorities for tackling prevention and treatment of this neglected public health and human rights issue.
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Fistula: Where We Currently Stand
Women who go through the menopause early could be helped to conceive children by a pioneering stem cell treatment scientists have developed.Researchers in Cairo, Egypt, have come up with a way of restoring the ability of ovaries to produce eggs using cells developed in the lab.This could offer hope to the thousands of women who experience the menopause early.
Ovary stem cell treatment could 'help early menopause women'
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FIGO was delighted to have worked with the Emirates Medical Association (EMA), in partnership with the African Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AFOG) and the Federation of Arab Gynecology and Obstetrics Societies (FAGOS), to organise its Regional Congress of Middle East and Africa (11-13 April 2018). Much of FIGO’s work is focused on these continents and it was an excellent opportunity to showcase the projects being done by the people who live there.
FIGO Regional Congress takes centre stage in Dubai!
FIGO’s Fistula Surgery Training Initiative is restoring the lives of thousands of women.
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6,000 Fistula surgeries celebrated
The International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons (ISOFS) is a critical partner in FIGO’s efforts to grow the number and capacity of fistula surgeons working in affected countries, and we were delighted to participate and present in their 2018 meeting in Nepal.
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Ending fistula: FIGO presents at ISOFS
The South Sudan state of Western Bahr el Ghazal has launched a campaign to tackle the problem of fistula.
Health minister Isaac Clerto wants to put an end to the condition which can occur after complications during childbirth.
Mr Clerto stated that the project will involve the creation of a new women's ward and help in better diagnosis and treatment of the condition. He also warned that underage girls are more susceptible so advised against early marriages.
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South Sudan aims to eradicate fistula
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says more than 12,000 women around the world have received treatment since the introduction of its Campaign to End Fistula in 2003.
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UNFPA 'continuing to combat fistula'
Two expert fistula surgeons on the power of the FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative to end obstetric fistula.
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More surgeons for a fistula-free world