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Project to eliminate Obstetric Fistula

in Liberia

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A heart-breaking problem that too few know about

and even fewer support

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A Woman Dies Every Minute

in the developing world

as a result of pregnancy and childbirth.

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“In the 21st century no woman should

have to give her life to give life”

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20 women

…for every woman who dies there are twenty more who suffer from the consequences

of a difficult pregnancy or complicated childbirth.

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At least 2,000,000

women

worldwide

suffer from an obstetric fistula

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There is good news:

90 per cent …

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…is the success rate of state of the art reconstructive surgery.

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$130

national net income per person and year in Liberia

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219…

…out of 1,000 women in Liberia are between 15 and 19 years old when they

give birth for the first time.

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…and this is where the global Fistula Campaign of the UNFPA comes in:

information and prevention

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Treatment

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Social Reintegration

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$300 will give a woman

Back her life

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$5 to feed a patient for one week after

surgery has been completed

$10 to transport a patient to the hospital

$80 for surgical tools

$60 for a caesarean section

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Ready to Return to Life

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Prevention

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Fistula is a heart-breaking problem

Zonta can play a major role in• Raising awareness• Building medical capability

• Giving many young women who live in a state of constant despair…

Their Lives Back

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We can help these young women by

generously donating to this critical

Zonta International Service Project

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The fistula victims in

Liberia thank you for

your support