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  Dignity Restored

  Rose* She watches us from the safety of the thin blanket she's wrapped in. She is coiled in a foetal position. Her eyes are blank. One can see straight through to the back of her head. Her dark motionless face watches us dis-interestingly. "Rose*! Rose!" the nurse calls her. Only her eyes shift towards the sound of the voice. She then adjusts her position by coiling tighter into her warm blanket. "Can she talk?" I ask the nurse. "She only responds to her name. Nothing more." I look at her surroundings. A folded wheelchair has been placed next to her bed. A half dr

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  Ending Obstetric fistula via a human rights approach – Amref Health Africa in Kenya Experience

  Obstetric fistula is a severe maternal morbidity which can affect any woman or girl who suffers from prolonged or obstructed labour without timely access to an emergency Caesarean section. It is one of the most devastating consequences of neglected childbirth and a stark example of health inequity in the world. Although obstetric fistula has been eliminated in industrialized countries, it continues to afflict the most impoverished women and girls in the developing world, mainly those in rural and remote areas. Eliminating obstetric fistula as a global health problem necessitates scaling

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