Team: Dr. L. Vandeginste, Dr J. Ndundu, Prof. Mbanzulu (Unikin)
- Visits: District Cataractes: rural environment: Luozi, Mangembo, Kintete
District Lukaya: rural environment: Kimpangu, Luvaka, Nkiende and Gombe Sud
District Matadi: urban environment: HGR Kinkanda
- Contacts : Provincial Minister of Health, Prof Dr Thérèse MAMBU NYANGI MONDO
The interim Chief Doctor of the Province: Dr Jacques KIMFUTA
Dr. Oscar MAVILA, Dr. Inspector Provincial.
- Conclusions:
1.frequency of FVV: no figures in the in annual reports of the visited areas.
2.FVV is nowhere listed in the statistics. Estimates differ by area: the fistula is considered either as non existant either as rather rare.
3. possible cause of the FVV is assigned by order of importance:
-a late reference to the level where cesarian section can be performed for financial reasons.
-a late reference to the level where cesarian section can be peformed by lack of expertise at the primary care level
-a late call for help at the patient's level for financial reasons, or no means of transport
4. prices for cesarean section, antenatal , childbirth en postnatal care: are not everywhere alike
- Planning:
- 2013: introduction of new partograms ( peri-natal care documents), diffusion informative flyers, cartoons etc
- 2014-2015:
