The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is ramping up support for Nigeria’s vulnerable populations by covering the cost of Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) treatment and enrolling patients in government health insurance programmes.
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The Medical Director of the National Obstetric Fistula Centre (NOFIC) in Ebonyi, Prof Johnson Obuna says the major cause of Vesico Vagina Fistula (VVF) is due to poor Caesarean sections.
USAID Momentum Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics (MSSFPO), an international group, has successfully repaired 57 Vesico Virgina Fistula…
The Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania (CCBRT), an NGO dedicated to addressing gender inequality and improving maternal health, is taking…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has supported free fistula repair surgeries for 104 patients at the Vesico Vaginal Fistula Centre at Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State.
The Federal Government, in collaboration with USAID, began a five-day training for physiotherapists on implementing physical rehabilitation services into the comprehensive fistula and maternity care.