Posted to the web 15 August 2008 John Vianney Nsimbe Joyce Ingwedo's neighbours in Oderai village, Soroti district called her 'urine' from when she was 17. This was because of urine incontinence that left her with a bad smell. Ingwedo had suffered Obstetric Fistula (OF), a condition caused by prolonged labour that led to a tearing between her vagina and anus. Luckily, Ingwedo, 45, was among 215 women that were treated in the last three years courtesy of AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation), which paid $150 (250,000) per patient. But over 70 other women will have to wait a little longer. Dr. Fred Kirya, a surgeon met at Soroti Hospital in June during the winding up of the Civil Society Capacity Building Program (CSCBP) told The Weekly Observer, "Of course it can be reduced greatly if we have more medical workers and...
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