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By | March 22, 2025

Healing Hidden Wounds: The Case for More Free Fistula Treatment Centres in Borno

Zainab Yetunde Adam (Lead Writer) I was greeted by the hum of sewing machines in the livelihood training hall at the Centre for Comprehensive Promotion of Reproductive Health (CCPRH) in Maiduguri, Borno, where women learn and practice their sewing skills. While activities went on, some of the women appeared partially detached from the crowd. A […]

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One Scar and A Lifetime of Suffering: The Link Between FGM and Obstetric Fistula

By | March 12, 2025

Dr Adachi Ekeh (Lead Writer) It begins with a cut. A seemingly small incision; often celebrated as a rite of passage and a symbol of purity and tradition. However, for millions of Nigerian women and girls, that single cut marks the beginning of a life-altering nightmare characterised by isolation, pain and stigma. Female Genital Mutilation […]

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