Eradicating Obstetric Fistula in The Gambia

Obstetric Fistula is a childbirth injury caused by prolonged labour. The result is a constant leaking of urine and/or faeces through the vagina. This makes it a sensitive condition relegating women to social exclusion, isolation, and low self-esteem. Globally, about two million women remain untreated, the majority of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. In The Gambia, the United Nations Population Fund is partnering with the Ministry of Health and others to provide fistula repair surgery and rehabilitation. Ndey Rose Sarr is Country Representative for the UNFPA in The Gambia. Esau Williams asked her how much of a problem Obstetric Fistula is in the country and the region?

(Picture: Ndey Rose Sarr. Credit: UNFPA)