by Segun Olaniyan katsina
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Dr. Precious Gbeneol, has lamented the prevalence of the Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) in the country, saying that the problem in Nigeria is the highest in the world.
Dr. Gbeneol disclosed this at the weekend during the closing ceremony of a training programme on VVF for 22 doctors and 32 nurses at the Babar Ruga VVF Centre, Katsina.
She said Nigeria has the highest prevalence of VVF in the world with about 400,000 – 800,000 women living with the problem and about 20,000 new cases occurring annually with 90 per cent untreated.
She attributed the problem to the inadequate and unequal distribution of VVF experts among Nigerians.
The SSA on MDGs who noted the need to intensify training for more doctors and nurses to handle the backlog of VVF in the country said there are thirteen centers currently offering surgical care to about 4000 VVF affected women per year to reduce the unacceptable high rate of maternal morbidity.
“It is against this backdrop and consequently in the bid to curb the high maternal morbidity and to fasttrack the attainment of the MDGs that my office, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, agreed to embark on this training since available hospital data has shown that VVF cases are prevalent in the country.”
She added that the objectives of the training is to improve the capacity of indigenous doctors and nurses on how to handle VVF diseases across the country and to update them on the best practices in general management of VVF.
Dr. Gbeneol, however, commended the state governor’s wife and people of the state for their passion and interest in curbing VVF prevalence in the state. She also commended the trainers for ensuring the passage of adequate knowledge and skills to the trainees.
While challenging the trainees to adequately use the skills and knowledge they acquired to properly manage the VVF cases in their various health facilities, the SSA on MDGs called on all stakeholders, including development partners in the health sector, to support VVF programme in the country to save the lives of women.
http://www.tribune.com.ng/sun/news/5463-nigeria-has-highest-vvf-prevalence-rate-in-the-world
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