2009 Fistula Day in Guinea (in French) / Fistula Care / EngenderHealth

(In French, without subtitles.)

Every year, EngenderHealth organizes a national "Fistula Day" in Guinea to raise awareness of fistula among communities and key decision makers. Held this year (2009) on May 21, it marked the official launch of Fistula Care project activities at a fourth site in Guinea, Labe Regional Hospital, the main hospital of the country's central mountain region.

The opening ceremony, held at the amphitheater of the local training center, was well-attended by dignitaries from across the country, including the Governor and the Mayor of Labe, the Mayor of Kissidougou, officials from the Ministries of Health, Social Affairs, and Decentralization, and representatives of the U.S. Ambassador to Guinea and the Mission Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which supports Fistula Care. The Peace Corps, United Nations Population Fund, World Health Organization, OIC International, civil society organizations, the private sector, and the media were also represented.

Fistula repairs at Labe began in early June. The hospital builds on the successful model Fistula Care developed at other sites in Guinea: Kissidougou District Hospital, Ignace Deen University Teaching Hospital, and Jean Paul II Hospital in Conakry. The Fistula Care project supports surgical repair, prevention, and reintegration into society for repaired women and creates partnerships between health facilities, communities, and local governments.

This video is a copy of "Sante Pour Tous", a weekly show broadcast on national television in Guinea, included here with permission. It is broadcast in French, the national language of Guinea.

For more information about the 2009 Fistula Day in Guinea:
http://www.fistulacare.org/pages/in-action/Labe-Activities.php

For more information about the Fistula Care project, managed by EngenderHealth:
http://www.fistulacare.org

For more information about EngenderHealth:
http://www.engenderhealth.org

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• engenderhealth
• fistulacare
• obstetric fistula
• obstetricfistula
• guinea
• labe