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Fistula is the ultimate symbol of childbirth gone wrong because of poor health care access and the high prevalence of men marrying under age girls in Niger.

Ostracised

Many women  have been ostracized by their families and communities, and even been banned   because of their smell. ” Fistula is a problem that mostly affects women   in rural areas where they  have no access to health services, where ignorance and tradition prevails over common sense. Obstetric fistula is one such terrible, life-altering injury. Fistula occurs where the circumstances of childbirth collide with broken system.