Tanzania: A Ray of Hope for Fistula Victims

Tomorrow is a big day to campaign for a woman's dignity--a day when people across the world are expected to raise their voices against Obstetric Fistula--a condition that leaves women incontinent, subject to infections as well as other health complications.

It's the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, and here is a short story of how the preventable condition could occur in a young girl here in Tanzania.

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