Observed every year on 23rd May.
The #theme of this year’s observance is “Women’s rights are human rights! End fistula now!”
It shouldn’t be left to the fates who survives and who suffers such a grievous injury. Everyone deserves a life of #dignity, and the day serves as a reminder that we cannot ignore such a promise.
#ObstetricFistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during #childbirth. It is a hole between the #birthcanal and the #bladder or #rectum caused by prolonged, obstructed #labour without treatment.
The condition typically leaves women #incontinent, and as a result they are often shunned by their communities. Sufferers often endure #depression, social #isolation and deepening poverty. Many women live with the condition for years – or even decades – because they cannot afford to obtain treatment.
An estimated 2 million women in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Arab region, and Latin America and the Caribbean are living with this injury, and some 50,000 to 100,000 new cases develop each year. Yet #fistula is almost entirely #preventable. Its persistence is a sign that health systems are failing to meet #women’s essential needs.
In its resolution A/RES/67/147, the #GeneralAssembly calls on the international community to use the International Day to significantly raise #awareness and intensify actions towards ending #obstetric fistula.
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