{"id":824654,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/824654/?format=json","text_counter":155,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Seme, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal","speaker":{"id":434,"legal_name":"James Nyikal","slug":"james-nyikal"},"content":"So, as much as we put a lot of emphasis in starting a programme of training surgeons, the most important way to address this would be to improve our ante-natal and obstetrics care so that no woman gets it. Programmes such as Linda Mama will go a long way in eliminating this problem. I do not think we should have a big programme to its treatment. We need a programme of eliminating it. If every woman delivers in a hospital and gets appropriate care, fistula will be a thing of the past. That is where we should be. We should support universal healthcare, support programmes like Linda Mama and start good ante-natal care so that every woman gets the delivery they deserve. With that, there will be no…"}