Africa: Head of Women for Africa Foundation, Donor of New Fistula Unit At Catholic Hospital, Pays Courtesy Call On President Sirleaf

Ahead of the launch of the "Stop Fistula" campaign and inauguration of a new Fistula Unit at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, in Congo Town, the President and Founder of the Women for Africa Foundation (Mujeres por Africa), Senora Maria Teresa Fernández de la Vega, paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday, May 1, to discuss the Foundation's activities in Liberia and today's launch.

According to an Executive Mansion release, Senora de la Vega, a former Vice President of Spain, told President Sirleaf that she had fulfilled her promise to establish a Fistula Unit in Liberia. A surgical team, which arrived two weeks ago, had been working and had performed surgery on 16 young women, some of them very difficult. Knowing that the Government of Liberia was working very hard to end obstetric fistula, she said her organization wanted to contribute with resources.

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