By Ikenna Osuoha/Justina Auta
Abuja, Dec. 20, 2020 Ms Ulla Muller, the Country Representative of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Nigeria, says Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF) is one of the most devastating condition a woman can live with.
She made the assertion during an interview on the flagship Newsmen Forum held virtually on Sunday.
VVF is an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina that results in continuous and unremitting urinary incontinence.
The entity is one among the most distressing complications of gynecologic and obstetric procedures.
However, it could be treated through surgery, depending on the severity.
Muller, who described such health condition as “most undignifying condition for any woman”, said it was capable of stigmatising the woman or girl if not given proper and prompt interventions.
By Ikenna Osuoha/Justina Auta
Abuja, Dec. 20, 2020 Ms Ulla Muller, the Country Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Nigeria, says Family Planning and education are major drivers of Demographic Dividends (DD).
She made this known on Sunday during a virtual Forum with newsmen .
Demographic Dividends is the accelerated economic growth that can result from improved reproductive health, decline in fertility, and the subsequent shift in population age structure.
With fewer births each year, a country’s working-age population grows larger, relative to the young dependent population, resulting in improved economy, per capital income and a healthy nation.
Muller, who emphasised the importance of having a highly educated population that would drive a robust and independent economy,