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Stigma, ignorance driving fistula cases in eastern Uganda
Richard Mugahi, the health ministry's commissioner for reproductive health, advises mothers to seek medical care from hospitals rather than TBAs, as they can put mothers at risk.
Mothers in the labour ward. (Credit: John Musenze)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
In Uganda's eastern region districts of Namayingo, Bugiri, Tororo and Busia, fistula is unfolding. The devastating health crisis, aka obstetric fistula, is shattering the lives of several teenage