Resources for Fistula Services Developed in Ethiopia

• Fistula Diagnosis Job Aid (English, PDF, 214KB)
  

• Fistula Diagnosis Poster (English, PDF, 767KB)

Ethiopia Training Package for Health Workers

Fistula Care's implementing partner in Ethiopia, IntraHealth, has developed materials to train health workers on obstetric fistula prevention, identification, and pre-repair care. The course contains ten modules, including how to orient the community, a variety of visual aids, and supplementary handouts.

Modules:

Module 1: Introduction (English, PDF)

Module 2: Overview of safe motherhood and global maternal morbidity and mortality (English, PDF)

Module 3: Female reproductive system (English, PDF)

Module 4: Essential components of antenatal care and emergency obstetric care (including birth preparedness, complication readiness and recognition of danger signs) (English, PDF)

Module 5: Prevention of prolonged and obstructed labor (including use of the partograph) (English, PDF)

Module 6: Obstetric fistula--definition, causes and contributing factors, and impact on affected women (English, PDF)

Module 7: Obstetric fistula--identification and diagnosis (English, PDF)

Module 8: Pre-repair care and referral for women with obstetric fistula (English, PDF)

Module 9: Principles of postoperative care and reintegration of women after obstetric fistula repair surgical repair (English, PDF)

Module 10: The role of families, community and the health care system in prevention and care for women with obstetric fistula (English, PDF)