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Zonta International
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.”
Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General
United Nations
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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%…
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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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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of Liberia
2011 Nobel Prize for Peace
Paving the wayfor a better future.
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…and this is where the global Fistula Campaign of UNFPA and
Zonta International come in:
information and prevention
Zonta International’s Support
(2008 to Present)
US$450,000 (2008-2010)
US$500,000 (2010-2012)
US$1,000,000 (2012-2014)
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Treatment
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Social Reintegration
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$675 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 plays 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.