Let’s talk about this ‘animal’ Fistula
One of the machines donated by the Fistula Foundation to be used for corrective surgeries at the Kisumu East District Hospital, Fistula Treatment Center Also known as Obstetric Fistula is an abnormal opening between a woman’s birth canal and the bladder, which leads to women leaking of urine. This condition is common in the r ural and maginalized parts of Kenya, where the majority of women deliver at home. This is worsened by the fact that, this women give birth without a skilled birth attendant and far from any emergency obstetric care facilities. The prolonged labour in most situations leads to Obstetric Fistula. Those who experience Obstetric Fistula suffer from constant social segregation including their husbands leaving them, incontinence, shame and health problems. Despite the high prevalence rates of fistula in the country, many women tend to suffer in silence as they are not aware the condition has a cure rate of more than 90 per cent. However, with the fre...