The MMS Foundation conducted an anthropological study to examine the experience of women who have undergone fistula repair surgery, and the impact of the treatment on their social life. 40 women were interviewed in Burkina Faso, before the surgery and a year after the surgery, in their home villages. The results of the study were published in the International Urologynecology Journal and presented at several scientific conferences (click here to see our poster in French). The Foundation has recently started a similar study in Rwanda.

Our research team concentrates now its research efforts in Togo. We just applied for a grant to study each patient’s path through their fistula, from its individual origin to their cure and their reintegration in their family and society. Many other research projects are planned and will be deployed when granted. Part of the money raised from donations goes to this research. It is the only way to better understand and eradicate the problem.