Podcast: Preventing and treating obstetric fistulas in Nigeria

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Podcast MSF Frontline Reports Preventing and treating obstetric fistulas in Nigeria March 07, 2011 Nigeria 2009 © Francois Servranckx/MSF Obstetric fistulas, most often the result of prolonged obstructed labor, is an opening that occurs between the bladder and the vagina, or between the rectum and the vagina and causes a woman to become incontinent, among other devastating medical and social consequences. According to the UN, an estimated two million women live with fistulas today—about half of them in Nigeria. Download \| iTunes Become a regular listener: Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe with RSS Hear more: February 24, 2011 The most widely used method to test patients for TB fails to identify the ... February 16, 2011 MSF is always evaluating its projects and looking at other areas where our... Tags: Women's Health, Nigeria, Fistula	Nigeria Share this: Share Subscribe to Doctors Without Borders Follow @MSF_USA Doctors Without Borders in your inbox: Get our monthly newsletter of top stories. Or click here to receive all MSF updates via email.
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