Did you know that 2 million women are living with obstetric fistula in low-income countries because they lack access to basic healthcare?  Well you can do something to change this!  

 

This month Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE) introduced a bill which would provide funding to prevent and treat women suffering from obstetric fistula, a debilitating condition affecting millions of women.   In most fistula cases, the baby is stillborn and the mothers are left with chronic leaking of urine or feces. Beyond the physical trauma, women often face isolation and abandonment in their homes and communities. Obstetric fistula is preventable and can be treated with a low-cost surgery, but our own government has yet to set aside appropriate funding to enable greater access to adequate healthcare. Act Now!