Tag: Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF)
Nigeria has highest burden of VVF in the world – FG
The Minister noted that Fistula is not only a medical issue as previously believed, but a social and psychological problem.
71 VVF survivors benefit from Kaduna govt.’s N2.93m grant
No fewer than 71 survivors of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) in Kaduna State have benefitted from the state government’s N2.93…
Fistulas: Obaseki offers free surgery to women in Edo, other states
Obaseki also advised women not to avoid caesarean sections at child birth, especially when prescribed by medical experts.
EU-UN partnership empowers 200 victims of VVF, GBV
The EU-UN Spotlight Initiative Project in Sokoto State, on Saturday, provided working tools to 200 survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…
North East records highest number of obstetric fistula complications
The Medical Director, National Obstetric Fistula Centre, Ningi, Bauchi State, Dr Umar Ibrahim, says the North East region has the…
12,000 Nigerian women develop VVF annually – Official
No fewer than 12,000 women develop new cases of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) annually in Nigeria with 5,000 VVF cases…
Jigawa to sponsor 30 VVF victims’ wedding
The Jigawa Government on Monday said it will sponsor the wedding of 30 ladies that had successfully under gone Vesico…
VVF centre cures 175 patients in Kebbi
The Kebbi Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) center cured 175 patients in 2016, Dr. Abubakar Dakingari, the Medical Director of the…
Jigawa govt, foundation empower 100 VVF patients
The Jigawa Government on Friday said it had trained 100 Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) patients in the state in different…