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aschcenter > Women receive post operation care in the VVS program at Panzi Hospital. Jeanne, left, 20, of Kitutu, Mwenga, in South Kivu has had three surgeries in 10 months since arriving at Panzi Hospital. Her third surgery was completed six days ago. Zaina, 23, of Kindu, Maniema, crochets in the background while she heals from her third surgery as well. Zaina’s surgery was six days ago, but the catheter has already been removed from her bladder because she is recovering quickly this time.
aschcenter > Margarita, of Burundi, makes the two-hour ride from a clinic in Kamanyola, South Kivu, in a Panzi Hospital Ambulance. Margarita was attacked by soldiers and will receive treatment for her injuries through the hospital’s VVS program. Panzi Hospital sends an ambulance to Kamanyola, a village south of Bukavu, periodically to pick up VVS patients and bring them to Panzi for treatment.
aschcenter > Maria, 22, of Kindu, Maniema, undergoes surgery to repair a fistula at DOCS (Doctors on Call for Service) HEAL Africa clinic in Goma, North Kivu. A fistula is a tear in the vaginal tissue, leaving the patient incontinent. Urine and feces leaks from a woman’s body like a toilet that never stops flushing. The smell is pervasive and women often leave messes left on furniture. Many women are abandoned by their families and avoid social situations that may expose them. Often, the physical damage is so severe that women require three to six surgeries to fully recover. They must wait three months between each surgery.
Women receive post operation care in the VVS program at Panzi Hospital. Jeanne, left, 20, of Kitutu, Mwenga, in South Kivu has had three surgeries in 10 months since arriving at Panzi Hospital. Her third surgery was completed six days ago. Zaina, 23, of Kindu, Maniema, crochets in the background while she heals from her third surgery as well. Zaina’s surgery was six days ago, but the catheter has already been removed from her bladder because she is recovering quickly this time.
aschcenter > Women receive post operation care in the VVS program at Panzi Hospital. Jeanne, left, 20, of Kitutu, Mwenga, in South Kivu has had three surgeries in 10 months since arriving at Panzi Hospital. Her third surgery was completed six days ago. Zaina, 23, of Kindu, Maniema, crochets in the background while she heals from her third surgery as well. Zaina’s surgery was six days ago, but the catheter has already been removed from her bladder because she is recovering quickly this time.
Women receive post operation care in the VVS program at Panzi Hospital. Jeanne, left, 20, of Kitutu, Mwenga, in South Kivu has had three surgeries in 10 months since arriving at Panzi Hospital. Her third surgery was completed six days ago. Zaina, 23, of Kindu, Maniema, crochets in the background while she heals from her third surgery as well. Zaina’s surgery was six days ago, but the catheter has already been removed from her bladder because she is recovering quickly this time.
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