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audio, stills, text and or video: Go to zReportage.com to see more - Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating childbirth injuries and is a little-known social affliction which is extremely stigmatized within society. Global data from 42 countries reflects a grim future for most of the estimated two million women living with obstetric fistula worldwide and the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 who suffer the devastating birth injury and physical condition each year. In Burundi an estimated 1000 new cases of obstetric fistula are reported annually. In the local dialect Kirundi, fistula is called 'Ingara Yo Mukigo, or 'the backyard disease.' Often abandoned by their husbands and families, women with obstetric fistula find themselves ostracized from society. Girls drop out of school, women cannot work, and simple things-like getting on a bus-become an ordeal. The Gitega regional hospital is working to train Burundi doctors in specialist fistula surgery spreading this medical technique to the hills and thus freeing these women from suffering, shame and social exclusion.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Every woman gets a catheter and their own bucket when they arrive to the fistula clinic.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, will undergo fistula surgery at a clinic.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, is prepped to undergo fistula surgery at a clinic.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU, who will perform the fistula surgery, talks with ROSATTA MUKANYANA before the surgery.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, is prepped to undergo fistula surgery at a clinic.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU performs fistula surgery on 28-year-old ROSATTA MUKANYANA.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU performs fistula surgery on 28-year-old ROSATTA MUKANYANA.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - An assistant monitors the vitals during the fistula surgery at a clinic.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU prepares for the fistula surgery on 28-year-old ROSATTA MUKANYANA.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Surgeon KEITA MAHAMOUDOU comes from Mali and works for minimum wage, but he thinks it is worth it. Nine of ten women are cured after having fistula surgery.
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Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - Every woman gets a catheter and their own bucket when they arrive to the fistula clinic.
© Bardell Andreas/Aftonbladet/IBL/ZUMAPRESS.com
Jan. 7, 2014 - Gitega, Burundi - ROSATTA MUKANYANA, 28, waits to undergo fistula surgery at a clinic.
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