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report of the rapid assessment of vesico-vaginal fistulae in nigeria

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STATE REPORTSNORTH CENTRAL ZONEThe States surveyed are Plateau, Nassarawa (no data obta<strong>in</strong>ed) Benue, Federalcapital territory Abuja, Kwara and Niger States. In all <strong>the</strong> states, top rank<strong>in</strong>g<strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong>istry <strong>of</strong> health were <strong>in</strong>terviewed and where possible, <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>in</strong>charge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> facility that did VVF work was also <strong>in</strong>terviewed.PLATEAU STATEThe <strong>of</strong>ficer <strong>in</strong>terviewed was <strong>the</strong> Director Plann<strong>in</strong>g, Research and statistic and <strong>the</strong><strong>in</strong>terview was on 12/2/02. He agreed that <strong>the</strong> state has problems <strong>of</strong> VVF, but hadno documented <strong>in</strong>formation on VVF. Government work on VVF was <strong>the</strong> healthtalks and occussional surgeries done <strong>in</strong> government hospitals and cl<strong>in</strong>ics, but <strong>the</strong>rewas no policy or data <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> state MOH on VVF. The m<strong>in</strong>istry identified tw<strong>of</strong>acilities <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> VVF work and <strong>the</strong>y were <strong>the</strong> Jos University Teach<strong>in</strong>gHospital and ECWA Evangel Hospital Jos. Beside <strong>the</strong> two facility, and <strong>the</strong>Evangelical Church <strong>of</strong> West Africa. The <strong>of</strong>ficer was not aware <strong>of</strong> any o<strong>the</strong>rorganization work<strong>in</strong>g on VVF <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> state. He was not also aware <strong>of</strong> any VVFrelated work on VVF go<strong>in</strong>g on with government and nei<strong>the</strong>r any government workplan on VVF.The Health Facility Dur<strong>in</strong>g VVF work:This was <strong>the</strong> ECWA Evangel Hospital <strong>in</strong> Jos, Jos North Local Government <strong>of</strong>Plateau State. The hospital has a dedicated unit do<strong>in</strong>g VVF work call <strong>the</strong> EvangelVVf Centre. It was a Mission/Church Organization that started <strong>the</strong> VVF work <strong>in</strong>1992.64

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