Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- In many parts of northern Nigeria, childbirth is still a test of survival. For thousands of women, it ends not with celebration, but with silence, shame, and abandonment. This silence has a name: Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF). VVF is one of the most severe forms of obstetric fistula, an injury caused by prolonged or obstructed labour, without timely access to skilled obstetric care. It creates an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina, leading to constant leakage of urine. In some cases, women also experience faecal incontinence when the rectum is involved. Women living with VVF often smell constantly of urine. They are mocked, isolated, divorced, or sent away from their communities. Many withdraw from publi...