Segun Awofadeji in Bauchi A health expert, Dr. Bawa Maryam Shehu of the National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Ningi, Bauchi State, has stated that about two million people, mostly women, are
A health expert, Dr. Bawa Maryam Shehu of the National Obstetric Fistula Centre in Ningi, Bauchi State, has stated that about two million people, mostly women, are affected by obstetric fistula every year in Africa.
THISDAY learnt that the event was supported by USAID Engender Health and the United Nations Population Fund . Shehu also disclosed that last year, out of 300 fistula patients, 296 successfully passed through repairs at the Fistula Centre in the state and have been reunited with their families. She then called on the women to make it a habit of accessing health care services from their respective skilled service providers within their immediate communities.
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