My Better Half host Vanessa Finney visits with Kate Grant. Kate was in her 40s when she left behind her role as a Madison Avenue advertising executive to spearhead a movement to end obstetric fistula - a devastating childbirth injury.

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… Empowerment Initiatives visited Jahun Vesicovaginal Fistula(VVF) Hospital in Jigawa … under aged marriages and child birth. A vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is an … and the wall of the vagina. The result is that … urine leaks out of the vagina leading to a bad …

… commemorate International Day to end Obstetric Fistula (IDEOF), the Department hosted … a virtual webinar on obstetric fistula, which highlighted the epidemiology, … diagnosis, and treatment of obstetric fistula, followed by screening of suspected …

… reinvigorate obstetrics fistula care in Ethiopia. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia … obstetric fistula cases. Around 9,000 women develop obstetric fistula … care for obstetric fistula and pelvic … morbidity associated with childbirth), including identification and …

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… and neglect. This devastating childbirth injury, caused by … of the birth canal (vagina, bladder, and rectum). … difficult for women and pregnant mothers to access … obstetric fistula treatment. He appealed to other patients living with obstetric fistula …

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… (STIs) and unintended pregnancies.  Dr.  Kennedy Brightson, … and childbearing.  Adolescent pregnancy remains a critical … pregnancy, including fistula and other sexually transmitted infections.  “Fistula … for preventing adolescent pregnancy.  She said the …