Publication of fistula prevention work in Niger
Results of HDI’s work to prevent obstetric fistula were published in the December 2014 issue of an internationally respected medical journal. Results include 73% fewer maternal deaths, 63.5% fewer babies born dead or dying within three days, and obstetric...
Supervisor locating a village thanks to a donated Garmin GPS receiver
Belanor A/S, Garmin’s Norwegian importer, generously donated seven robust GPS receivers to the Rapid Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Fistula Prevention Project! The GPS receivers were used to gather geographic coordinates on almost 300 villages across a remote area...
HDI and Niger start community based program to prevent maternal death and obstetric fistula
Is $1.38 too much to spend to save the lives of women and protect girls as young as 13 from the indignities, suffering, and permanently guaranteed poverty that obstetric fistula ensures? HDI and Niger are starting a community-based program this year to rapidly prevent...