In an effort to spread the word on the dangers of
Vesico Vaginal Fistula and to repair as many women as possible who have the
condition,Stephanie Okereke's Extended Hands Foundation with support from SNEPCo/NNPC recently
carried out repair surgeries on 20 women at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
The pool effort was done to bring hope and
restoration to the women who had been living with this condition for varying
period of time. The women had the repair surgeries done at no cost to them and
their families. See the photos after the cut...
Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) is a serious disability that can be experienced by
women after childbirth. They are
holes resulting from the breakdown in the tissue between the vaginal wall and
the bladder or rectum caused by unrelieved obstructed labour. The consequence
of such damage is a woman’s inability to control the flow of urine or faeces.
It occurs more often in young women during childbirth, as
their bodies are not yet mature for the process.
The exercise which kicked off in June was a
very successful one. The team of doctors carried out repair surgeries on 20
women whose lives had been adversely affected by this condition and it was so
heart warming to restore hope and a chance at living normal lives to these
women.
Aside from the surgeries, the foundation also
donated surgical equipment and electrical supplies which was presented to the
hospital at an event which took place at the hospital. In attendance was the
Chief Medical Director of UCH Ibadan, Professor Temitope Alonge; Head of
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Professor Ayo Arowojodu and the
Chief Medical Consultant, Department of Genitourinary & Urogynaecology Professor
O. A. Ojengbede.
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