Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI)

Programs

Obstetric Fistula Repair and Care Project

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
OGRA Foundation
Implementation Partner(s): 
OGRA Foundation
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2005
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
Direct Relief International

Scale

Number of Clients Served: 
80 repairs per month
Summary: 

The project aims at reversing poor levels of Obstetric Fistula in which a girl or woman ends up with an abnormal opening between the vagina and bladder (Vesico-Vaginal Fistula) and/or rectum (Recto-Vaginal Fistula)during child birth.

Key program components: 

Most women do not go to hospital for delivery causing obstructed or prolonged labor without prompt and skilled medical care. OGRA foundation through, Direct Relief International, is funding Obstetric Fistula repairs at Nyanza Provincial General Hospital.

The hospital is a referral and training center in Nyanza Province which is well placed to take a lead in expanding the availability of Obstetric Fistula repair services while providing quality treatment management among health providers. The abnormal opening (Fistula) of these women/girls is repaired surgically by the available trained team of staff, appropriate equipment and supplies and a dedicated theatre.

Medical Camps are done every 3 to 6 month by OGRA Foundation in partnership with Direct Relief International and Nyanza Provincial General Hospital, which is implementing existing efforts and planning to carry out its camps so as to reach more women who may miss the ‘Camp’ repair opportunities, through routine repair services where patients are referred from the peripheral district hospital for repair on a continuous basis.

Hide this

Need help?

Using the CHMI Programs Database

  • Browse: Browse the database by applying one or more filters to narrow your search by characteristics. Click the "x" to remove any of the filters you've selected. Click "reset search" to remove all filters and start over.
  • Search: Search the database for a specific program by typing a name or keyword into the search box.
  • Add: If the program you're looking for is not in the CHMI database, submit the program to the CHMI pipeline by clicking here to add a program profile.
  • Update: If you notice incorrect or outdated information, or would like to help complete a profile for a CHMI pipeline program, request a change by clicking here, or at the top of the program profile.

Have a question? Check the FAQs first. Don’t see your question? Contact us.