She is also from Dadaab refugee camp with a long history of multiple traumas that she can barely handle. She delivered a still below the age of 20 and started leaking urine right way. The husband abandoned her and at 23years old, she suffered bomb injuries that saw her left leg amputated. She lost all ...Read More Read More
Fistula Week Garissa: Gini Muhamed (23yrs)
Meet Gini, young and cheerful but has gone through a lot of stress ensuing from her condition of six years. At her age, she is already in her second marriage which she hopes would suffice against the odds. ‘I am here to save my marriage, I was repaired last year but the problem did not ...Read More Read More
Fistula Week in Garissa: Ifra Ibrahim (20 years)
She is a young refugee from Daadab coming for repair for her second time. She had an extensive fistula (complicated) which more often than not predicts higher chances of repeat repair or failure all together. ‘This is a huge problem I got in Somalia before i came to the camp which I think needs high ...Read More Read More
Fistula Week in Garissa: Fatuma
She is only 20 years old, and has two children aged 2 years and 8 months. She is accompanied by her spouse who stays by her side throughout her period of stay at the hospital, which is a rare observation in the OF patients. Fatuma, like majority of women in this region illiterate and got ...Read More Read More