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Adamawa Govt, FFN, UNFPA Empower 50 VVF Survivors
By Ibrahim Abubakar Yola
The Adamawa State Government, in collaboration with Fistula Foundation Nigeria (FFN), with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), rehabilitated, trained and empowered 50 survivors of Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF).
The Director of FFN, Dr. Musa Isa, said during the graduation ceremony of the 50 women in Yola, that services rendered were free of charge.
He listed the services to include surgery, medications, skills acquisition training and provision of empowerment kits.
He said, “The survivors underwent four months of skills acquisition training in tailoring, goat farming, and extraction of groundnut oil, among other skills.”
He urged them to be ambassadors of fistula by sensitising pregnant women on the importance of antenatal and the dangers of prolonged labour.
He called for a law to deal with any husband who neglected or divorced his wife as a result of a fistula problem.
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Mrs Rifkatu Gwandi, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, appreciated UNFPA and the state government for their support for the successful surgery, training and empowerment of the survivors.
Represented by the Director, Rehabilitation, Gwandi advised the survivors to take advantage of the kits given to them to succeed in life.
Fatima Raji, representing the Federation of International Women Lawyers Association (FIDA), urged the public to report cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), to ensure justice for survivors.
Hapsat Mustapha, a beneficiary who spoke on behalf of the survivors, thanked and appreciated the state government and the UNFPA for saving our lives.
“VVF, also called fistula, is an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina that results in continuous and unremitting urinary incontinence.
“The only way to fix VVF is with surgery to close the opening but sometimes, additional procedures are needed to correct the original
cause of the problem, such as damage to the bladder. Surgery to correct VVF is generally successful.”
