This 16-year old girl is anticipating a third surgery to repair her vesico-vaginal and recto-vaginal fistulas at the Lamorde Teaching Hospital in Niamey, Niger.
Because of extensive nerve damage, she arrived at the hospital needing a stick to help her walk.
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