Overcoming Fistula in Madagascar - 20 May 2013

MAHAJANGA, Madagascar  — Every day, 10 women die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth in Madagascar. Many more survive, but  suffer from untreated complications of pregnancy, including the most debilitating injury of childbearing, obstetric fistulas. Although the condition was not recognized in the country until recently, it is estimated that 2,000 Malagasy women develop fistula each year.
Source: UNFPA News - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news