Category: Body Language
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Gatefield Remains Committed to Advancing Health Equity Despite Funding Cuts
The suspension of US government funding has created significant challenges—especially for those who rely on HIV medication for treatment and prevention—exposing our heavy reliance on donor support. But this is not just a US issue. Other major donors, including the UK, France, and the Netherlands, have reduced or plan to reduce international funding. These cuts…
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This is How the Bashir Foundation is Fighting Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria
Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury that should be a thing of the past, yet over one million Nigerian women live with it. Caused by prolonged, obstructed labor without timely medical intervention, it leaves women incontinent—often abandoned by their families, shunned by their communities, and struggling with deep emotional scars. Bashir Foundation for Fistula and…
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Living with Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF)
According to a 2018 study by the UNICEF, 48 per cent of the girls live in the Northeast and west of the country.