UNFPA, Ministry of Health take the fistula fight to Namayingo District
By Umar Weswala: Iceland envoy Hilda (C) appends her signature in commitment to the STOP project. Looking on is the UNFPA Country Rep. Gift Malunga (R) and Dr. Rony from the MOH The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the government of Uganda have embarked on a new program aimed at combating Obstetric Fistula, one of the most serious and tragic childbirth injuries suffered by women. The 3-year program dubbed the Survivors Treatment and Obstetric Fistula Prevention (STOP) has been made possible with funding from the government of Iceland, and it will be implemented in Namayingo District. While speaking at the launch of the program at Namayingo District Local Government Headquarters on Wednesday February 7 th , the Head of Mission at the Embassy of Iceland in Uganda Hilda Engilbertsdottir explained why it is funding the STOP Fistula program and why Namayingo District was picked. “We have noted that fertility rates are among the highest in Nama...