KENYA – "PLEASE, Don’t Forget the Girls" As the father of four daughters and as the Executive Director for UNFPA, a leading UN agency working on maternal health, it warms my heart to see that safe motherhood and women's reproductive health are finally being recognized as important development issues. Sadly, millions of women in developing countries still lack even the most basic care during pregnancy and too often have no one to assist during births. As a result, 1,000 women die every … [Read more...]
KARACHI, Pakistan — Women in Pakistan suffer 'obstetric fistula'
March 29, 2011 by
Pakistan: Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula KARACHI, Pakistan — At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula — damage to the bladder or large intestine caused by obstructed labour. Because of fistula, they leak urine and/or feces uncontrollably. Every year, six thousand more Pakistani women develop this condition. Only 800 are treated with corrective surgery. The rest face a life of stigma and exclusion from their communities. They become social … [Read more...]
KARACHI, Pakistan — Women in Pakistan suffer ‘obstetric fistula’
March 29, 2011 by
Pakistan: Activists Call for Intensified Efforts to End Fistula KARACHI, Pakistan — At least 150,000 women in Pakistan suffer from obstetric fistula — damage to the bladder or large intestine caused by obstructed labour. Because of fistula, they leak urine and/or feces uncontrollably. Every year, six thousand more Pakistani women develop this condition. Only 800 are treated with corrective surgery. The rest face a life of stigma and exclusion from their communities. They become social … [Read more...]
