In commemoration of 2025 World Obstetric Fistula Day, health experts in Northeast Nigeria are calling for increased awareness and action to address this preventable yet devastating condition.
A consultant gynaecologist at Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Aisha Adamu Buba, stated this while speaking with journalists in Damaturu on the significance of the day on Friday, emphasising the need for governments and communities to prioritise awareness, prevention, and treatment.
She said, “Obstetric fistula, a childbirth injury that leaves women with lifelong physical and social burdens, is often caused by prolonged obstructed labour, surgical errors, or unsafe delivery practices.”