#endfistula

Join us in raising awareness and supporting women affected by obstetric fistula on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. Let's work together to ensure every woman has access to dignified healthcare and a life free from this preventable childbirth injury.

#endfistula #unitednations #un #internationaldaytoendobstetricfistula In addition, the UNFPA-backed resolution on Supporting Efforts to End Obstetric Fistula acknowledged the plight of millions of women and girls living with obstetric fistula by designating 23 May as the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. The Day was agreed to be observed every year, beginning in 2013.May 23, 2013 Theme of International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (23 May) for the year 2020 - "End gender inequality! End health inequities! End Fistula now!" https://www.instagram.com/p/CAhkLVwHLIBS6tkr95dRDFLweksB2rbvrS8EhM0/?igshid=1jpci3silaen9

May 23, is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. The day promotes actions towards treating and preventing obstetric fistula. Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth. It is a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without treatment. According to the Nigerian National Strategic Framework, 2008, about 6,000 fistula repairs are performed every year in Nigeria but more than 148,000 women are on the waiting list for surgery. It added that some of the VVF centres do not have enough beds or adequate electricity to operate. Due to COVID-19, it is expected that 13 million more child marriages could take place by 2030 than would have otherwise. Families are more likely to marry off daughters to alleviate the perceived burden of caring for them, especially in the anticipated economic fallout of the pandemic. The 2020 theme for this year's Observance speaks up a clear message: "End gender inequality! End health inequities! End Fistula now!". Women and girls at risk of living with fistula faced structural and systemic barriers to care before the pandemic. As health systems across the globe struggle to cope with the COVID-19 response, sexual and reproductive health services risk being sidelined. Denial or lack of access to sexual and reproductive health services is especially devastating for women and girls who are already dealing with economic, social, cultural, and logistical barriers. The pandemic is deepening pre-existing inequalities (including gender inequalities), exposing vulnerabilities in social and economic systems which are in turn amplifying the impacts of the pandemic. EWEI stands with the fact that prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3, which is ensuring healthy lives; in this case, improving maternal health. @unfpa @unfpanigeria @who @untrustfundevaw @whonigeria #EndFistula #EWEIEndFistula https://www.instagram.com/p/CAhaJP6gqu8/?igshid=1dmr2ivpg19k6

"End gender inequality! End health inequities! End Fistula now!" @who @whonigeria @unfpanigeria @unfpa @aishaummi.garba @untrustfundevaw @unwomen @hafsykagara @unitednations @aldijana_sisic #EndFistula #EWEIEndFistula #endfistulanow https://www.instagram.com/p/CAe5rO4Abj5/?igshid=11imekcnxleke

May 23, is the Int'll Day to End Obstetric Fistula. The day promotes actions towards treating and preventing obstetric fistula. @unfpanigeria @unfpa @aishaummi.garba @untrustfundevaw @who @unwomen @hafsykagara @unitednations @ixmedia_ng @spotlightinitiative @sateig #endfistula #EWEIEndFistula #endfistulanow https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdMxNgJ1OV/?igshid=1njr8p2t3t8hi

Prevention is the key to ending Obstetric fistula.... it can largely be prevented by: - delaying the age of first pregnancy; - the cessation of harmful traditional practices; and - timely access to obstetric care. #endfistula https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxz3Z4CFmSW/?igshid=jwou42f8skyz

According to @who , Each year between 50 000 to 100 000 women worldwide are affected by obstetric fistula, an abnormal opening between a woman’s genital tract and her urinary tract or rectum. #EndFistula https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxz1IQolVpR/?igshid=wiasjum00gt9

May 23, is the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. The day promotes actions towards treating and preventing obstetric fistula. In 2003 the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners launched the global Campaign to End Fistula, a collaborative initiative to prevent fistula and restore the health of those affected by the condition. In 2012, the UN announced that it would observe International Day to End Obstetric Fistula on May 23 each year, starting on 2013. Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth. It is a hole between the birth canal and the bladder or rectum caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without treatment. The condition typically leaves women incontinent, and as a result they are often shunned by their communities. Sufferers often endure depression, social isolation and deepening poverty. Many women live with the condition for years – or even decades – because they cannot afford to obtain treatment. An estimated 2 million women in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab region, and Latin America and the Caribbean are living with this injury, and some 50,000 to 100,000 new cases develop worldwide each year. Most fistulae occur among women living in poverty in cultures where a woman’s status and self-esteem may depend almost entirely on her marriage and ability to bear children. Obstetric fistula is preventable; it can largely be avoided by: * delaying the age of first pregnancy; * the cessation of harmful traditional practices; and *timely access to obstetric care. EWEI stands with the fact that prevention and treatment of obstetric fistula contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3, which is ensuring healthy lives; in this case, improving maternal health. #endfistula https://www.instagram.com/p/BxzK_ZvF0BJ/?igshid=1ohkbm0gkxik5