The 2026 UN Population Award honours a Senegalese surgeon dedicated to obstetric fistula repair and a Burundian foundation supporting vulner…

#MaternalHealth #Obstetricfistula #Reproductivehealth #Subsaharanafrica #UNPopulationAward

#MaternalHealth #Obstetricfistula #Reproductivehealth #Subsaha…

Hi👋🏾I’m a urogynecologist and pelvic reconstructive surgeon, specialty is #vaginalsurgery (the original minimally invasive surgery)#obstetricfistula repair & public health- co-founded a nonprofit (IMR) that works in resource-denied parts of the world, teaching local healthcare workers

Our charity’s founder, Ramesan Navaratnarajah, has returned from his trip to the Kituvo Fistula Camp in Uganda where he provided life-changing treatments to women suffering from #obstetricfistula, a severe childbirth injury.

#weareElly

Caring for women w/ #obstetricfistula has been the highest honor for me & our @imrorg.bsky.social surgeons.To give a woman a chance at a better future & life is a privilege, to teach the next generation of surgeons is our mission.Consider an end of year gift. We'd be most grateful🙏🏾💙🙏🏾

Glad to connect with fiercest fighters for women& girls at #ISOFS in Dhaka this week.Surgeons, community advocates, nurses & more fighting for our patient’s w/ #obstetricfistula, in some of the world’s most dangerous regions.I’m cycling of the Exec Committee but thankful for the new cohort. See pic!

i'll recommend my group @imrorg.bsky.social, a small global org fighting to end maternal birth trauma and #obstetricfistula by treating women and teaching local surgeons, also supporting healthcare students and raising awareness.we work in liberia, gambia, pakistan, ukraine, vieques and more💙

#shemattersG7 speakers for #cervicalcancer and #obstetricfistula with host @katjadoerner

#Uganda has 2000 new #obstetricfistula cases every year and a backlog of about 200000via @guardian #reprohealth

gu.com/p/42qkx/tw

Inspiring: Afghan women with #obstetricfistula get treated@karloszurutuza #reprohealth #globalhealth #womenshealth

ipsnews.net/2014/09/afghan…

#internationaldaytoendobstetricfistula, May 23

#obstetricfistula = a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged,obstructed labour without access to timely,high-quality medical treatment...
@who.int @un.org #unitednations @unfpa.org #unfpa #un #endfistula #fistula #women

Essay: Ending obstetric fistula is possible, but it will take more than good intentions. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #InternationalDaytoEndObstetricFistula #obstetricfistula #BarbaraMayFoundation #women #DrAndrewBrowning #infantmortality

sightmagazine.com.au/essays/essay...

#CatherineHamlin, 'Saint of Addis Ababa', dies at 96

'Over the past 61 years, more than 60,000 #Ethiopian women have received the life-changing reconstructive surgery for #obstetricfistula, thanks to the Hamlins' dedications
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🎗️ May 23 – International Day to End Obstetric Fistula
Over 2 million women and girls suffer from this preventable childbirth injury—mostly in low-resource settings.
It’s a health crisis.
It’s a human rights issue.
It must end.

#EndObstetricFistula #M23 #ObstetricFistula

It’s International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. No woman or girl should have to live with this sort of indignity. It’s preventable!

#UN #ObstetricFistula

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Delighted to share our new educational video & info pack on obstetric fistula, launched this week on the Global Library of Women’s Medicine.
We break down obstetric fistula for public understanding.
#ObstetricFistula
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGvc...

🎉 Thrilled to Share! 🎉
I am honoured to receive a Travelling Fellowship from the prestigious Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust (DCEPT)
😊 🙌 🙏🏾
🌍 #Urogynaecology #ObstetricFistula
#GlobalSurgery #GlobalHealth

Hello all,

I’m seeking reports on Obstetric Fistula/birth injuries—can be country-level, regional, or health facility-specific.

If you have any such reports (from any country, any time-period, any language), please DM, and I will follow up.

Thank you! 😊🙏🏾
#ObstetricFistula
#BirthInjury

Just come across this lady with a #stoma following surgery for #Crohns disease who is raising money for a small charity for women in Kenya needing stomas/#obstetricfistula repair

Please give if you can.

www.justgiving.com/page/liz-hin...