For Pakistan Rising Fistula Cases Make SDG 3 Goal Elusive By Zofeen Ebrahim Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

For Pakistan Rising Fistula Cases Make SDG 3 Goal Elusive By Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct 2 2026 (IPS) - “You’re living a life drained of joy,” is how Shehnaz Sher Ali describes her “perpetually wet and stinky” existence. “I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy,” says the 35-year-old, who travelled by bus for more than 12 hours with her husband from their village in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, changing diapers whenever possible to keep the smell from reaching the fellow passengers. For 16 years, she had lived with urine dribbling, unaware that it was treatable with a relatively simple surgical procedure. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/10/for-pakistan-rising-fistula-cases-make-sdg-3-goal-elusive/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=How_to_Protect_Coastal_Communities_From_TideRelated_Loss_and_Damage_in_Bangladesh_For_Pakistan_Risin Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -