Determined to reduce Vesico Vagina Fistula [VVF] to the barest minimum, the Federal Government said it would begin Fistula Programme in the country by the middle of August.
VVF is a disease that leaves affected women, especially the young ones, with chronic incontinence and can lead to bladder and kidney infections.
The Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin disclosed this recently, when the management of the United Nations Population Fund [UNFPA] led by its Resident Representative in Nigeria, Dr Lawson Agatha, visited him in Abuja.
Professor Osotimehin who observed that the cordial working relationship between the Ministry of Health and UNFPA, had led to effective performances in the past, identified maternal mortality as the new frontier to be addressed.
To consolidate on the past achievements, the minister pledged the continued support of the ministry to UNFPA towards treating Obstetric Fistula and reducing maternal and child mortality in the country.
The Country Representative of UNFPA, Dr Lawson Agatha, had earlier informed that out of one million women with VVF, only about 3,000 are being treated annually.
Dr Lawson, who disclosed that UNFPA had secured a parcel of land to build Fistula Centre in Abuja, stressed the need to increase the treatment of VVF patients to about 10,000 every year.
While calling on the Federal Government for assistance in funding the centre, she also expressed believe that adequate condoms for protective sex would go a long way in improving reproductive health and checking HIV/AIDS among Nigerians.
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