FRONTLINE/World | Sierra Leone: Yeabu's Homecoming | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/rough/2009/06/sierra_leone_ye.html FRONTLINE/World correspondent Jenny Chu explores how a relatively simple surgical procedure helped one woman overcame a debilitating condition and the cultural stigma that went with it -- caused during a prolonged childbirth.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• sierra
• leone
• fistula
• international
• Africa
• documentary

[vi867]

Pause it at 2:03. Such adult eyes. It's incredibly moving.

[erknjerk408]

instead of paying for war why arent we paying to save lives not kill them? doesnt make sense to me...n then just the fact how they can have help if the diamond trade would go towards helping themselves it goes to greed

[erknjerk408]

thank god for these people who care for the people in these countrys that dont get the help they deserve like everyone in the world should get... so upsetting how people treat u when u are sick...

[88franz88]

bello

[CHEKA287]

youre sn suits you... what a silly, rather ridiculous, comment to write... "some" girls are so pretty... is that the only thing you gathered from this clip. I hope not.

[jax1492]

very sad story

[Neffabletranscendent]

While I commend the efforts being made to address this problem, Im hoping preventative measures are also being implemented. After all, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

[ReallyPsilly]

Some of those girls are so pretty and they have THE coolest fabrics.