STIGMATIZATION AGAINST FISTULA PATIENTS MUST END-OTIKO DJABA
Minister of Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afiah Djaba is calling on Ghanaians to stop stigmatization and discrimination against women who are suffering from fistula.
She made the call during a programme
to commemorate International Day to end Obstetric Fistula, a condition among
women who have suffered prolonged labour forcing them to pass urine and faeces
through the vagina.
In Ghana, 1,300 new cases of fistula
are recorded annually out of which only 150 cases treated.
According to her, the women suffering
from this condition are jilted by their husbands and family making their lives
more difficult.
She says is it time to help such women get medical help and
not discriminate against them.
She added that government will enroll these women unto the
Livelihood Empowerment Againt Poverty (LEAP).
source:Kulenunewsblog
source:Kulenunewsblog
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