Ramsey K, Iliyasu Z, Idoko L
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), New York, NY 10017, USA.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2007 Nov;99 Suppl 1:S130-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.06.034. Epub 2007 Sep 17.
As part of the global Campaign to End Fistula, the Fistula Fortnight, a 2-week mass obstetric fistula treatment project, was organized in northern Nigeria to contribute to reducing the backlog of untreated fistulas and raise awareness regarding obstetric fistulas and safe motherhood.
An array of partners joined forces to provide free surgical treatment, strengthen the capacity of existing facilities to manage obstetric fistulas, and utilize media strategies to raise awareness.
The Fistula Fortnight took place from February 21 to March 6, 2005, at 4 established fistula repair centers in the northern Nigeria states of Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, and Sokoto. A total of 569 women received treatment, with an 87.8% rate of successful closures. The highly publicized event also raised awareness on the issue of obstetric fistula and helped put a face to maternal deaths.
The Fortnight, which required extensive and thoughtful planning involving many persons cognizant of health system and quality of care issues, was effective in drawing attention to the vast fistula problem and contributed to reducing the backlog of patients.
作为全球消除瘘管病运动的一部分，在尼日利亚北部组织了为期两周的大规模产科瘘管病治疗项目“瘘管病双周”，以帮助减少未治疗瘘管病的积压，并提高对产科瘘管病和安全孕产的认识。
一系列合作伙伴联合起来，提供免费手术治疗，加强现有设施管理产科瘘管病的能力，并利用媒体策略提高认识。
“瘘管病双周”于2005年2月21日至3月6日在尼日利亚北部卡诺、卡齐纳、凯比和索科托州的4个已设立的瘘管病修复中心举行。共有569名妇女接受了治疗，成功闭合率为87.8%。这一得到高度宣传的活动还提高了对产科瘘管病问题的认识，并让人了解到孕产妇死亡的情况。
“双周”活动需要众多了解卫生系统和护理质量问题的人员进行广泛而周到的规划，有效地引起了人们对大量瘘管病问题的关注，并有助于减少患者积压。
