FISTULA SURGERIES RESUME
(ZANIS) Mansa General Hospital has resumed obstetric fistula surgeries under the new normal.
The resumption follows the suspension of the surgeries following the Covid-19 outbreak early this year.
Fistula Foundation Zambia Program Director Bwalya Chomba says so far about 20 fistula patients from all over the province have been successfully operated on at Mansa General Hospital.
ZANIS Reports that, Mrs. Bwalya says her organisation working with Government will continue conducting surgeries under the new normal but will limit itself to a few numbers of women that fall within government prescribed Covid-19 guidelines.
She further, disclosed that the Fistula Foundation has in the past three months conducted mobilisation surgery outreaches where 200 women have been identified and are on the waiting list throughout the Country.
Mrs Bwalya said the Organisation is however, concerned with the continued encounter of new cases of obstetric fistula to women who deliver from health centers.
She also revealed that there has been a high demand for surgeons that are able to conduct fistula repairs and that the few doctors that are able to do the operations are overwhelmed with work.
Mrs Bwalya has however commended Government for its continued cooperation and support towards the reduction of obstetric Fistula among women.