19,000 women are suffering from obstetrics fistulas in Cameroon

By Doh James Sonkey Some 19,000 women are reported to be suffering from obstetrics fistulae in Cameroon. The revelation was made last June 27, 2023 at Departmental Hotel in Mbalmayo by the Inspector N°2 at the Ministry of Women Empowerment and the Family, Maipa Wespa epouse Koukreo during a sensitization workshop for journalists on essential family practices and obstetrics fistulas. She said, generally, women hide with this disease at home and they don’t show up for health campaigns. They are excluded from the society, discriminated upon, rejected by their families, divorce and its consequences etc. The Focal Point of obstetrics…