Obstetric fistula: The road to recovery – and respect

DHAKA, Bangladesh – For women suffering from obstetric fistula, a traumatic and debilitating childbirth injury, the effects are much more than physical. The condition often leaves them stigmatized by their communities, abandoned by their families and unable to work. And treatment alone does not end this ordeal. After years of isolation, they have to learn to rebuild their lives.

A rehabilitation centre in Bangladesh is helping fistula survivors do just that.

Nasima Nizamuddin, who struggled after being rejected by her husband, says the fistula centre helped her heal, and it is giving her the skills to support herself.

Now, she says, “I don’t feel alone anymore.” See more