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Project to eliminate Obstetric Fistula
in Liberia
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A heart-breaking problem that too few know about
and even fewer support
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A Woman Dies Every Minute
in the developing world as a result of pregnancy and
childbirth.
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“In the 21st century no woman should
have to give her life to give life”
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20 women
…for every woman who dies there are twenty more who suffer from the consequences
of a difficult pregnancy or complicated childbirth.
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At least 2,000,000
women
worldwide
suffer from an obstetric fistula
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There is good news:
90 per cent …
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…is the success rate of state of the art reconstructive surgery.
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$130
national net income per person and year in Liberia
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219…
…out of 1,000 women in Liberia are between 15 and 19 years old when they
give birth for the first time.
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…and this is where the global Fistula Campaign of the UNFPA comes in:
information and prevention
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Treatment
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Social Reintegration
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$300 will give a woman
Back her life
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$5 to feed a patient for one week after
surgery has been completed
$10 to transport a patient to the hospital
$80 for surgical tools
$60 for a caesarean section
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Ready to Return to Life
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Prevention
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Fistula is a heart-breaking problem
Zonta can play a major role in• Raising awareness• Building medical capability
• Giving many young women who live in a state of constant despair…
Their Lives Back
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We can help these young women by
generously donating to this critical
Zonta International Service Project
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The fistula victims in
Liberia thank you for
your support
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