In one of the discussions, a founder of Operation Fistula turned up. It’s a horrible-sounding condition—described in the disability weighting as “has an abnormal opening between her vagina and rectum causing flatulence and feces to escape through the vagina. The person gets infections in her vagina, and has pain when urinating.” It’s caused if you don’t have access to a C section when giving birth and can be remedied for $288. (The report’s a little unclear, suggesting that the operation value lasts for 10 years—perhaps it stops working? Perhaps the lifespan of typical sufferers is in any case low?) Anyway, worth looking at if you are interested in this area.
In one of the discussions, a founder of Operation Fistula turned up. It’s a horrible-sounding condition—described in the disability weighting as “has an abnormal opening between her vagina and rectum causing flatulence and feces to escape through the vagina. The person gets infections in her vagina, and has pain when urinating.” It’s caused if you don’t have access to a C section when giving birth and can be remedied for $288. (The report’s a little unclear, suggesting that the operation value lasts for 10 years—perhaps it stops working? Perhaps the lifespan of typical sufferers is in any case low?) Anyway, worth looking at if you are interested in this area.
I wonder if it’s because some women have subsequent births that re-open the problem?
Hadn’t thought of that—seems a likely explanation!
The discussion about Fistulas was here https://blog.givewell.org/2008/08/20/fistula/