Women wearing UNFPA-donated hospital gowns await their fistula surgeries at the Maryam Abacha Women and Children's Hospital in Sokoto, Nigeria. This image captures the range of women affected by the condition, from young girls to older women who have suffered silently for years.
A woman washes clothes at the "Fistula Fortnight" site in Sokoto. Relatives of patients camped on the hospital grounds during the two-week treatment and training project, waiting to accompany their loved ones home after their surgeries.
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