{"id":87,"date":"2025-06-17T12:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T12:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:08:27","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently asked questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Yes! Costs for transport, surgery, medication, accommodation, and meals are all covered for the patient \u2014 there is no bill at any point in your care.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Corrective surgeries are performed daily.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Any woman experiencing symptoms of obstetric fistula or a perineal tear from childbirth. There is no cost barrier and no need for insurance or referral paperwork to get screened.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Call our hotline (0742 673 339 or 0764 095 907), visit Surgical Centre Mbarara directly, or ask your local health center to refer you.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Yes, this can be made possible for some selected circumstances.<\/p> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

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Frequently asked questions Is surgery really free? Yes! Costs for transport, surgery, medication, accommodation, and meals are all covered for the patient \u2014 there is no bill at any point in your care. How often are surgeries held? Corrective surgeries are performed daily. Who qualifies for free treatment? Any woman experiencing symptoms of obstetric fistula […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-87","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1197,"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions\/1197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devs.wordpress.ug\/fistula\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}