Programa de tratamento de fístulas em Murang’a restaura a vida de mulheres

Um programa gratuito de tratamento de fístulas no Hospital de Referência de Murang’a, em 18 de abril de 2026, assistiu 449 mulheres e meninas. A iniciativa reuniu o governo do condado, o Ministério da Saúde, a Fundação M-Pesa, a Flying Doctors e a Amref Health Africa. Virginiah Wanjira recebeu ajuda para sua filha de cinco anos, que sofre de uma rara fístula ureteral congênita.

Virginih Wanjira deu à luz sua filha normalmente, sem qualquer complicação visível. Quando a menina atingiu a idade escolar, Wanjira notou que ela se urinava diariamente. “Eu estava preocupada porque toda vez que ela voltava da escola, estava molhada. Comecei a buscar ajuda porque percebi que não era normal”, diz Wanjira.

Ela visitou vários hospitais, incluindo Othaya e Kenyatta, mas enfrentou dificuldades financeiras. Após exames detalhados, que incluíram varreduras renais e exames de bexiga e ureter, foi confirmado que sua filha tinha quatro ureteres em vez de dois, o que causava o vazamento de urina.

O enfermeiro Solomon Olale, da Flying Doctors Society of Africa, afirma que a fístula ureteral congênita é rara. “Em quatro anos de trabalho, encontrei apenas quatro casos dessa condição. No caso desta criança, os ureteres serão unidos por meio de cirurgia para corrigir o defeito”, diz Olale.

O programa de 18 de abril ofereceu triagem, aconselhamento, tratamento medicamentoso e cirurgia para diversos tipos de fístulas. A Fundação M-Pesa contribuiu com 8,1 milhões de xelins para esta iniciativa, parte de um montante de 213 milhões de xelins, ajudando mais de 1.500 mulheres. O Quênia possui cerca de 120 mil mulheres ainda sem tratamento para fístulas, segundo especialistas.

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