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Zonta International. Zonta International Project to eliminate Obstetric Fistula in Liberia. Zonta International. A heart-breaking problem that too few know about and even fewer support. Zonta International. Zonta International. A Woman Dies Every Minute in the developing world
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Zonta International Zonta International Project to eliminate Obstetric Fistula in Liberia
Zonta International A heart-breaking problem that too few know about and even fewer support
Zonta International A Woman Dies Every Minute in the developing world as a result of pregnancy and childbirth.
Zonta International “In the 21st century no woman should have to give her life to give life”
Zonta International 20 women …for every woman who dies there are twenty more who suffer from the consequences of a difficult pregnancy or complicated childbirth.
Zonta International At least 2,000,000 women worldwide suffer from an obstetric fistula
Zonta International There is good news: 90 per cent …
Zonta International …is the success rate of state of the art reconstructive surgery.
Zonta International $130 national net income per person and year in Liberia
Zonta International 219… …out of 1,000 women in Liberia are between 15 and 19 years old when they give birth for the first time.
Zonta International …and this is where the global Fistula Campaign of the UNFPA comes in: information and prevention
Zonta International Treatment
Zonta International Social Reintegration
Zonta International $300 will give a woman Back her life
Zonta International $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 $60for a caesarean section
Zonta International Ready to Return to Life
Zonta International Prevention
Zonta International Fistula is a heart-breaking problemZonta can play a major role in • Raising awareness • Building medical capability • Giving many young women who live in a state of constant despair…Their Lives Back
Zonta International We can help these young women bygenerously donating to this critical Zonta International Service Project
Zonta International The fistula victims in Liberia thank you for your support