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posted October 9, 2012
Nafedede is a 42-year-old mother and farmer who resides in Walukuba village in the Iganga district of Uganda. She became pregnant with her fourth child at the age of 35 and was unable to reach the health center in time due to lack of money for transportation. By the time she arrived, she had been in labor for a long time and was very weak. Unfortunately, it resulted in a still birth and fistula.
Nafedede explained that when she awoke, she realized she was leaking urine. She turned to the birth attendant but they told her there was nothing they could do. This was devastating. This year she met the fistula coordinator at Uganda Village Project when they visited her village to hold an education awareness session on fistula and let people know of the free repair camps.
Nafedede is glad and very appreciative to Uganda Village Project and to you, Ann, for giving her a new life. She is also grateful for the care and the support given to her while at the June fistula camp. She now knows there is surgery that can repair fistulas and is telling others in her village. Thank you Ann!!
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