The European Union (EU) has urged the Malawi government to urgently clear and address the growing backlog of fistula cases in public health facilities across the country. EU programme manager Odram Hayes said it is sad that while other countries, especially in Europe, have succeeded in eliminating it, the condition remains one of most prevalent […]
Monica Kaleso loved to go to school. She studied hard and never missed class. Her dream of becoming a medical doctor was on course until 2013, when, at the age of 17, she began a relationship with a man from the same village of Kadammanja. Later that year, Kaleso discovered she was pregnant. Her world crumbled. […]
There is an obstetric fistula repair camp happening in Mulanje being funded by United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) and the International Medical Response (IMR). According to UNFPA communications officer, Henry Chimbali, this is the sixth time a repair session/the camp is being conducted at Mulanje district hospital. The camp is targeting women from Mulanje and […]
Minister of Health and population, Atupele Muluzi says government is committed to contain fistula among women and girls in the country. Visiting Fistula centre at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe on Friday, Muluzi said Fistula remains a biggest threat to young women and girls as far as issues of reproductive health are concerned. Muluzi said government […]
As Malawi continues to intensify its efforts in increasing awareness in the prevention of Obstetric Fistula, this year it will again join the international community in observing World Fistula Day at a function to be held in Mzimba on Wednesday. Obstetric Fistula, a maternal complication which commonly develops as a result of prolonged obstructed labour, […]
Women from Mulanje and surrounding districts have been accorded a life-changing opportunity to access obstetric fistula treatment through a Fistula Repair Camp the district hospital is currently conducting. The hospital, for the first time, is conducting the camp which will run from 2nd to 6th November with support from United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Operation Fistula and Fistula Foundation […]
Over 90 women flock to Bwaila Fistula Care Centre in Lilongwe for Obstetric Fistula operation as Fistula Camp begins at the hospital. The camp is expected to run for 10 days. But Dr. Ennet Chipungu an Obstetrician and Gynecologist who is a Fistula Surgeon at Bwaila Fistula Care Centre says doctors are ready to do […]
Minister of Health, Dr Jean Kalilani has said government with the help of UN agencies will prioritise the campaign to help end Obstetric fistula, a devastating and frequent outcome of prolonged or unattended labour, and give dignity to Malawi women. Kalilani urged mothers to quickly go for treatment whenever caught in the condition. The minister […]
Medical camp to save Malawi government K300 million The East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) medical/surgical camp which starts Monday at Thyolo hospital has created a twist to the story of fistula disease as a female-only ailment with a male case scheduled for surgery. A group of some 32 medics from the ECSA-HC […]
President Joyce Banda on Thursday evening attended the launch of Freedom from Fistula Foundation in New York where she called on the people to support the foundation as a way of helping many African women in need of help. The Freedom from Fistula Foundation is a foundation by Dr Ann Gloag who built Malawi’s […]
Most Malawian medical personnel are shunning treating Obstetric Fistula condition despite being trained to conduct the operations largely because of the nature of the disease, Nyasa Times understands. Obstetric Fistula is a medical condition which occurs due to prolonged pressure of the child’s head which tears a part soft tissue between the mother’s pelvis leading to continuous […]
Chairperson of the Presidential Initiative on Safe Motherhood and Maternal Health, Senior Chief Kwataine has expressed deep concern over the number of young girls who have been admitted in the Fistula ward at Bwaila District hospital in the capital Lilongwe. During his surprise visit in the ward, Chief Kwataine was surprised to find a girl […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda on Thursday called upon people in the country to stop discriminating against women with fistula. President Banda made the call in Lilongwe when she opened a Fistula Care Centre at Bwaila District Hospital run by the Freedom for Fistula Foundation (FFFF). “I am aware that one of the most pressing challenges […]
The Freedom from Fistula Foundation (FfFF) says it has managed to repair 260 women with fistula since the centre started its operations in 2008. Disclosing this to reporters at a news conference in Lilongwe on Tuesday, Dr Jeffrey Wilkinson, board certified Obstetrician Gynecologist and faculty member at the University of North Carolina and currently working […]
A British Charity, Freedom from Fistula Foundation, has pledged to intensify its fight against obstetric fistula in Malawi by opening a bigger fistula unit at Bwaila Hospital in Lilongwe. “We are opening a bigger fistula unit at Bwaila hospital so that more pregnant women are assisted during delivery,” said Ann Gloag, a British reknowned entrepreneur […]