A vesicovaginal fistula is an irregular opening between your bladder and vagina. This causes urine to leak out of your vagina. Usually, urine should only exit your body through your urethra (tube at ...

Dr Sadiya Nasir first joined FIGO in 2013 as the first fellow to graduate from the fistula surgery training programme.

Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is prevalent in the developing world, with recent estimates suggesting that 2 million women live with fistula, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. VVF is ...

Obstetric fistula, whether a vesicovaginal or rectovaginal fistula, occurs as a result of inadequate care in pregnancy and childbirth. Fistula can be repaired with a simple vaginal surgery.

The Minister for Women Affairs, Suleiman Ibrahim, has announced that arrangements are underway to provide rehabilitation, reintegration, and reunification for 80 survivors of Vesico Vaginal Fistula in ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has hailed the visionary leadership of Governor Monday Okpebholo for reviving and promoting ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and the Economic Community of West Africa States, ...

Although the process is risky and not commonly done, even Nd-YAG laser fulguration of small vesicovaginal fistula following abdominal hysterectomy has been described. [21] Electrocautery and ...

"The surgeons will focus on the repair and management of women and girls suffering from obstetric Fistula," the ministry said.