Congrats π to the @FistulaCareInit on launching the Gen-M training program to equip young Nigerians with the skills to carry out maternal health and gender advocacy initiatives within their communities. @HaalaBeeba gave a session on maternal health advocacy. #endfistula
With 90 FIGO Fellows (surgeons) now part of the vital programme: FIGO's Fistula Surgery Training Initiative (FSTI).
Hear some of the fellows insights on overcoming barriers to provide more treatment: https://t.co/4jRAwI9aUX #IDEOF2024@FistulaGillian
π Celebrating resilience and new beginnings this IDEOF! Our amazing fistula survivors have successfully completed their skill acquisition training. Ready to take on the world with their new skills! π #IDEOF2024#EmpowerWomen#EndFistula
A new dress symbolises a new start for our patients. free from fistula. Our patients are happy because they have received new gowns at our Fistula Care Centre in Madagascar before returning home. A joyful day. #fistulafree#maternalhealth#womenshealth#madagascar#charity
Plants to rid your home of toxins & xenoestrogens. Very important if you have children, or are trying to conceive. Xenoestrogen (synthetic hormone) exposure is prevalent in daily life. Air purifying plants are one way to reduce their harmful effects. Live a beautiful life πΈ
At #ISOFS22 the Int'l #ObstetricFistula Working Group #ISOFWG22 successfully met online, in person w/ #fistula advocates & Campaign partners in π²πΏ . Worldwide 95% of fistulas can be closed with surgery. Partnership & funding are critical to #endfistula
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On the occasion of the #IOFWG22 meeting, Global Coordinator of the Campaign to End Fistula, @bridget_asiamah made space to hear the powerful voices of #fistula survivors and activists from the Zambezia province.
#ISOFS22#endfistula
Amazing meeting of the minds this morning with FIGOβs Division of Benign Surgery Together with @FIGOHQ we are elevating the care of women around the world through the Minimal Access Surgery, Urogynecology and Pelvic Floor Disorders, and Obstetric Fistula Committees! #FIGO2022
https://t.co/PD01zpIvVP My thoughts on the repealing of the #RoeVsWade decision which gave women the right to abortion under the U.S. federal Constitution. The latest decision raises so many concerns, one of them being: Are laws guaranteed? Please watch & share my video.
https://t.co/n10k64e8aJ "Health experts trace the relatively high rates of abortion among Black women to disparities in access to healthcare, including lack of health insurance and contraceptives in underserved communities." @globalnews#abortion#roevswade#women#reproduction
"If more Black women are forced to carry pregnancies to term, there will be a disproportionate increase in deaths of Black women in childbirth, a study from Duke University finds." https://t.co/n10k64dAlb #roevswade#maternalhealth#blackwomen#abortion#reproduction#women
Her 17-year-old neighbor Waderi, who gave birth a few weeks ago, is back working in temperatures that can exceed 50 Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), with her newborn lying on a blanket in the shade nearby so she can feed him when he cries 2/8