Niger: Battle Against Fistula Moves Ahead

Zeinabou Baba had just about given up on the prospect of living a normal life by the time aid workers arrived in her village of Tera, west of Niger's capital Niamey. Married at the age 16, Baba had experienced four pregnancies that resulted in stillbirths - and the development of a condition known as obstetric fistula. Matters changed, however, when a team from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) arrived in Baba's village, offering assistance to women with fistulas.