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The following articles and press releases provide additional perspectives and details about fistula and UNFPA's work to address it. Feel free to download and share any of this information for educational purposes.
Award Winning Film Captures the Agony and Endurance of Fistula Survivors
Four years after a film producer first read about obstetric fistula, a documentary portraying the lives of its survivors is drawing wide audiences and winning major awards.
News Features
- 2 April 2008
Award Winning Film Captures the Agony and Endurance of Fistula Survivors - 2 January 2008
A Loyal Husband Eases the Ordeal of Fistsula in Darfur - 18 December 2007
Delivering Hope in Nigeria: Natalie Imbruglia Visits Newly Launched Fistula Project - 19 October 2007
Fistula Survivors Speak Out at Women Deliver Conference - 25 September 2007
Delivering Hope to Women With Fistula in Niger - 13 September 2007
Fistula Fundraiser Nets $140,000 - 12 June 2007
Sudan: UN Aims to Curb Injuries Suffered by Women Enduring Prolonged Labour - 18 May 2007
New Fistula Treatment Centres in Afghanistan and Pakistan - 15 January 2007
Former Fistula Patient Preaches Prevention - 1 September 2006
Victims of Easily Treatable Obstetric Fistula Shunned - 21 August 2006
UNFPA Opens Fistula Center in Western Darfur, Sudan - 27 June 2006
Fistula Repair Facility Brings Hope - 15 May 2006
Fistula Centre in Bangladesh Recieves Praise from UNFPA Executive Director - 31 January 2006
UNFPA Launches National Campaign to End Fistula in Pakistan
Press Releases
- 8 April 2008
Fistula Surgery Camp Offers Treatment and Training - 26 April 2007
Celebrity Gathering Spotlights "End Fistula" Campaign - 25 April 2007
Women's Well-Being Key to Afghanistan's Future, UNFPA Leader Stresses - 27 June 2006
Advocates Rally UK Support to End Fistula - 27 October 2005
African Health Specialists Adopt Johannesburg 'Call to Action' on Ending Fistula - 27 April 2005
Experts in Africa Develop Training Guidelines for Fistula Treatment - 07 March 2005
545 Women Operated on during "Fistula Fortnight" - 01 March 2005
More Than 300 Women Treated in First Week of "Fistula Fortnight" in Nigeria - 22 February 2005
"Fistula Fortnight" Opens in Nigeria: 46 Women Treated for Obstetric Fistula on First Day
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