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The UNFPA, has said that, that between 400,000 and 800,000 women live with Vesico Virgina Fistula (VVF) in Nigeria.. UNFPANigeria

The Fund while describing the statistics as worrisome said, there are about 12,000 to 20,000 new cases each year.

In a statement issued on Sunday by Ms Mariama Darboe, the Programme Coordinator/Head of Office of the Kaduna-based UNFPA Decentralized Office for Northern Nigeria, a pre-conference event will start on December 18 with a Road walk within Kaduna metropolis. The UNFPA Coordinator pointed out that the conference ‘’aims at raising awareness about the tragic childbirth injuries that incapacitates thousands of mainly poor, illiterate young adolescents who live in rural areas with poor access to quality maternal health care.‘’

Ms Darboe described Vesico Vaginal Fistula as a condition that allows for the continuous and involuntary discharge of urine and faeces.

 

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