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Feature Stories......................................................... Doctors United in Their Desire to Help Women KANO, Nigeria, 07 March 2005—Dr. Said Ahmad Mohammad and Dr. Bill Meyer had never set eyes on each other until a little over a week ago. But together, the two surgeons from different sides of the Atlantic are united in their commitment to treat as many women as possible living with obstetric fistula. ......................................................... Fortnight Prepares More Nigerian Doctors to Fight Fistula BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria, 02 March 2005 —Dr. Mustafa Lawal checks on his patient, 20-year-old Rahamu Manu, in the recovery ward of the Birnin Kebbi Vesico-Vaginal Fistula Centre in northern Nigeria. Two years ago, Rahamu gave birth to a stillborn baby girl after three days in labour. When asked why she did not go to the hospital, she replies simply, “I was not permitted by my husband.” A week later, she started leaking urine. ......................................................... UK Doctor at "Home" in Nigerian Fortnight Effort
......................................................... KATSINA, Nigeria, 24 February 2005—About 30 men, seated on scattered plastic bags and straw mats, gather under the meager shade of a nim tree on the grounds of the Babbar Ruga Fistula Hospital. Despite the heat of the midday Nigerian sun, the men, who have accompanied their wives and daughters to the hospital to seek treatment for their fistula injuries, listen attentively to the five women assembled before them. KATSINA, Nigeria, 24 February 2005—For over a year, Hadiza Hamisu, 20, tried to cope with the effects of obstetric fistula resulting from prolonged labour. All that is behind her now, she says, as she flashes a big cherubic smile. ......................................................... “Fistula Fortnight” Raises Sadiya's Hope for Marriage
......................................................... Kebbi Fistula Centre – a Proof of Commitment
......................................................... Healing Wounds, Restoring Hope in Nigeria
“I was in labour for six days,” said Fatima, who eventually gave birth to a stillborn baby. “For six days I did not pass stool or urine. When the urine finally came, it came nonstop. That's when I knew I had a problem.” ......................................................... |
   
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BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria, 22 February 2005—Sadiya, a 22-year-old Hausa woman from Kebbi State, Nigeria, developed a fistula during her first delivery at the age of 18. After several hours of labour, alone and unsupervised, Sadiya was transported to a nearby hospital where, with the assistance of a nurse, she delivered a baby boy. Shortly thereafter, Sadiya noticed she was leaking urine.
BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria, 22 February 2005—Located in the Gesse Housing Estate in the state capital, the Birnin Kebbi VVF Centre – a brand new 60-bed fistula treatment facility in Kebbi state – is participating as one of four centres chosen in Nigeria for the “Fistula Fortnight,” a two-week treatment and training project under the global “Campaign to End Fistula.
KANO, Nigeria, 21 February 2005 — Fatima was 14-years-old when she married. Soon after, she fell pregnant.
