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NGO offers free operations for childbirth injuries
Phyllis Mbanje ·
A LOCAL non-governmental organisation, Women and Health Alliance International (WAHA), is offering free repair surgeries for women suffering from obstetric fistula which leaves some women leaking urine or excreta.
According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries.
It is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum caused by prolonged, obstructed labour.
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