Niger governor’s wife repairs 30 women with VVF
NEWS DIGEST – No fewer than 30 women in Niger State have undergone surgery for Vesico Vaginal Fistula or VVF.
The procedure was facilitated by the wife of the state governor Dr. Amina Sani Bello.
VVF, which affects women’s urinary tract, results from protracted labour, leaving them unable to control the passage of urine.
Mrs Bello, herself a medical doctor, invited VVF experts from Kano and Katsina states who conducted the procedure for free.
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The governor’s wife also participated in the operation.
Speaking to reporters after one operation at the General Hospital in Kontagora, Dr. Amina Bello said, “VVF is a terrible condition which usually affects women in the poor areas and because they are poor, it is difficult to get treatment. What we have done in collaboration with Sani Bello Foundation and Niger State government is to call Fistula surgeons who are experts in treating the diseases surgically so that those affected can have the surgery free and be integrated back into the society.”
According to her, Niger State, especially Niger North Senatorial Zone, has a large number of women with VVF who have not been treated.
She said that in addition to having the surgery, the women will be rehabilitated.
