ISOFS office Address is: Regency Apartment, Flat-A2, 32 Dilu Road, Moghbazar , Dhaka-1000; Bangladesh
Tel: +880 1819 237136
Website: www.isofs-global.org
UNPFA reports that Obstetric Fistula is a Widespread Problem in South Asia. ISOFS is in Asia (represented by Prof Fahmida Zabin) doing a lot to change the story.
There are very active members of ISOFS managing sensitive Fistula health research projects in Western European and the USA (represented by Ambreen Sleemi)
Dr Biqis Al Sayied Ahmed Al Jailani is the Middle East Representative of ISOFS overseeing the activities of committed members in line with ISOFS goals.
ISOFS has representatives in West Africa (Dr Ayuba Abdullah) , Central Africa (represented by Dr Clovis Ourtching ), East Africa (Dr Hillary Mabey) and Southern Africa (Dr Lenny Starforth),
ISOFS has membership representatives in different countries of America
ISOFS was primarily setup to tackle the spread of Obstetric Fistula in Asia and Africa. Today, with the awareness made, we have more Fistula Health related manpower than when we started.
We are also interested in rehabilitation of women with fistula who have experienced long isolation. To achieve this, we partner with communities, National and International agencies to achieve this
Our team of experienced Fistula health professionals across Africa, Asia and Europe have been of use in training help hands to fill the gap created from time to time.
ISOFS owns and Manage an online research Journal , a repository for recent finding in Fistula related health research. We also publish quarterly Newsletters on developments in Fistula Health Communities around the world. You can follow us by subscribing to our Newsletters on this website.
ISOFS hold regular annual conferences in different parts of the world. The 2020 (8th) conference of the society will be held in Mozambique after the recently hosted event in Nepal, South East Asia.
Find series of textbooks each with a specific topic setting evidence-based standards.
This series has been developed for setting evidence-based standards in the training and management of the
The mechanism is pressure necrosis of the soft tissues between the fetal head and the
maternal sacrum bone
There is a high tendency to spontaneous healing as demonstrated by the fact that 837
women healed without any surgical intervention during the first 3-6 months post partum;
many of them already during the first 2 months.
This is an online registration for ISFOS membership.
Regular membership is for fistula surgeons, associate membership for any professional involved with fistula treatment, prevention or rehabilitation.
Membership is in two categories as given below.
Membership of ISOFS is in two categories namely;
1. Fistula Surgeons: This a category for members who are professionally trained (both practicing and retired) Fistula Surgeons
2. Non - Fistula Surgeons: This is a category are members who are not Fistula Surgeons but practicing in related discipline. Non-Medical practitioners who are stakeholders can also be considered.
Terms apply visit the membership registration page, fill and submit the form available there
Membership is renewed annually. The information on Membership fees and renewal are as given below.
ISOFS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION
Membership Category | Membership fees | Annual Renewal fees |
Full Member Fistula Surgeon | $100 | $50 |
Associate Member | $150 | $50 |
ISOFS is an young organization, developed with few dedicated fistula surgeons from Africa and Asia. We have made great strides with members from Europe too.
At present ISOFS has more than 300 members from all over the world, specially from Africa and Asia. ISOFS is working with several partners who are having same goal of improving quality of life of women.
This is an online registration for ISFOS membership.
Regular membership is for fistula surgeons, associate membership for any professional involved with fistula treatment, prevention or rehabilitation.
Currently we are not able to collect the 50$ yearly membership fee online. We will contact you when this will become possible or request you to pay cash at the next conference you attend.
Your email address and phone/whatsApp number will be entered into our register by the ISOFS Executive Secretary and will be shared with the regional representative of your region.
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Regional Representative - South East Asia
Regional Representative - East Africa
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Regional Representative - West Africa
Regional Representative - USA/Europe
Functional Female Pelvis Anatomy for Reconstructive Surgery
Setting standards by evidence-based practice
Functional Pelvis Anatomy in the female based on the Conservative/Surgical Management of the Obstetric Trauma as practiced in the National Obstetric Trauma Project in Nigeria.
ba hanya and Total Cervix/Uterus Prolapse Innovative Workshop
setting standards by evidence-based practice
"ba hanya and total cervix/uterus prolapse" innovative 5-day workshop as pilot hajiya gambo sawaba general hospital zaria
Monday 17 thru friday 21 July, 2017.
Obstetric Trauma Surgery Art & Science
kees neovagina reconstruction
rectouterine or rectovesical pouch
step-by-step
in line with the functional pelvis anatomy
Obstetric Trauma Surgery Art & Science
Obstetric Trauma Surgery Art & Science
Obstetric Trauma Surgery Art & Science
Step-by-Step Reconstructive Surgery based on findings and outcome
Setting Standards by Evidence-Based Practice
kees Ia stool fistulas
Step-by-Step Reconstructive Surgery based on
findings and outcome. Author: Kees Waaldijk
Second Edition
A text book with step-by step drawings, diagrams and photographs and descriptions in detail about Stool/Flatus Incontinence
Also included is Kees analysis of the Gracilis Muscle Tendon Transfer/Plasty as postscriptum. Download Free copy here
Volume 148, Supplement 1, January 2020
Where we currently stand on obstetric fistula treatment and prevenon
Treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula have seen gains over the last 20 years. There is room to improve surgical cure rates and to prevent them
A standardised training curriculum and guide to current best practice
This manual has been a global collaborative effort by expert and trainee fistula surgeons, professional health organisations and individuals committed to alleviating the suffering of women with obstetric fistula.
Global guidance on clinical management and programme development for Obstetric Fistula and other female genital fistula
The updated edition of the global UN guidance, Obstetric fistula & other forms of female genital fistula: Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development. The manual is an authoritative, gold-standard guide to the holistic, comprehensive and “bigger picture” aspects of eliminating obstetric fistula (including programming, policy, prevention, treatment, social reintegration and more) with the latest evidence, strategies, tools and resources.
The manual embodies the global vision of the new way forward towards eradicating fistula by 2030, as per the UN General Assembly Resolution (2018). If we are to accomplish this visionary, ambitious goal, new approaches & strategies are required, based on current evidence, best practices and lessons learnt in the decade plus since the original edition of this manual was issued in 2006. Given the urgency of ending obstetric fistula as a critical step towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and realizing the promise of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action as well as the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, this manual serves as a crucial resource and a guiding light on the path to achieving health, gender equality and human rights for all.
Resource date: Jul 2022 - Publisher: Office of the UN Secretary General
The UN Secretary-2022 General's report brings to the General Assembly's attention existing and new challenges to ending obstetric fistula within a decade, including climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, which have exacerbated the root causes of this devastating childbirth injury. The report outlines efforts made at the global, regional, and national levels and makes recommendations to intensify these efforts to end fistula by 2030, using human rights-based and gender-transformative approaches.
Presentation
The Focus Fistula Association is an organisation initiated by Dr Igor Vaz dedicated to scale up obstetric fistula prevention and treatment in Mozambique in particular but also regionally. They are engaged in comprehensive efforts related to maternal health and fistula, focusing on prevention, treatment, training, patient reintegration, community mobilization, collaboration, advocacy, and data and research. They contribute to the National Program for the Prevention and Treatment of Obstetric Fistula, collaborating with the Ministry of Health and various partners.
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You have always wanted to learn from Dr. Kees Kees Waaldijk on how to master obstetric fistula repair.
Here is the opportunity to participate in a masterclass through 20 videos. Thank You Dr. Kees for imparting your skills to new generation of fistula surgeons. Thanks to Dr. Michael Breen for sharing the link.
We are delighted to send out the second announcement for the 2024 ISOFS conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh. As most of you surely have heard, Bangladesh has just gone through a difficult time. After several weeks of protests in July the government resigned at the beginning of August. In the meantime, an interim government has been set up and the country is stable again. New elections are not to be expected within this year, so that we believe it will be safe and possible to host the ISOFS conference in Dhaka as planned.
ISOFS celebrated IDEOF 2024 worldwide in collaboration with scientific societies, community leaders, health decisions makers, and healthcare providers. It has been an opportunity for ISOFS to raise awareness on obstetric fistula under the theme of the year: “Breaking the cycle: Preventing fistula worldwide”.
Announcement: SAVE THE DATE: ISOFS WEBINAR for International fistula day 2024 Date: 25th May 2024, 4pm GMT
At the invitation of the Director General of Focus Fistula, Prof. Igor Vaz, the president of ARENA, Dr. Itengre Ouedraogo took part in a campaign to treat women suffering from obstetric fistula and to train surgeons in restorative surgery for women with urogenital fistula at the central hospital in Beira, Mozambique.
Gynocare Womens and Fistula Hospital was established in 2009 after the director, Dr. Hillary Mabeya was called in to handle a troubling situation where a 19 month old female patient had been sexually assaulted by an unknown person. Initially the facility started off as an outpatient clinic but opened its doors to fistula surgery on the 19th June 2011.
