Obstetric fistula The backyard disease

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This video looks at the the effect that obstetric fistula has on women in Burundi. It is a little-known social affliction which is extremely stigmatised within society. Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal that causes women to become incontinent, most commonly a result of an obstructed labour. It is a condition that has largely disappeared in the western world, but remains a problem in many developing countries. More than 2 million women worldwide suffer from fistula, mostly in Africa. MSF has set up a permanent centre in Burundi dedicated to operating on women affected by an obstetric fistula, aiming to treat 350 women a year. SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/15M9M8v • Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare. • TOP PLAYLISTS • EBOLA - • Ebola • MSF is on the frontline in the fight against Ebola - one of the world’s most deadly diseases. Find out what we’re doing in our projects across West Africa. • EYEWITNESS - • EYEWITNESS Watch MSF's eyewitness testimony from the frontline of humanitarian emergencies across the world. • THE REACH OF WAR - • The Reach of War • In late 2013, MSF sent to record “a day in the life” of the brutal, relentless conflict in Syria - to collect imagery and narratives that might foster a deeper understanding of the reach of this war. • MONTH IN FOCUS - • Month in Focus • Each and every month, watch the latest news from our projects around the world and see what we really do. • HIV/AIDS: See What We See - • HIV/AIDS: See What We See • Today, 9.6 million people with HIV/AIDS are on lifesaving treatment, antiretroviral drugs cost a fraction of what they used to. However, this is not the full picture – See What We See exposes the reality of HIV/ AIDS as experienced by MSF. • EVERYDAY EMERGENCY - • Everyday Emergency • For decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been in the grip of an emergency. Violence in its eastern provinces are an everyday occurrence that has torn the country apart and left millions dead. • TUBERCULOSIS – What is it? • Tuberculosis - What is it? • Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world. Each year it kills 1.4 million people with nearly another nine million suffering from the disease, mainly in developing countries. Find out what it is, how the body reacts, and what MSF are doing combat this deadly disease. • WHERE WE WORK – We work in more than 60 countries across the world – Learn more about our work at msf.org.uk • SYRIA - • Syria • SOUTH SUDAN - • Sudan South Sudan • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - • Central African Republic • DR CONGO - • DRC

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