Burkina: The Bogodogo University Hospital Center (CHU-B) has embarked on a vulvo-vaginal and intimate reconstructive surgery campaign aimed at benefiting around 110 women from a pool of over 500 registered patients. The initiative seeks to enhance their health, well-being, and dignity through specialized medical interventions.

According to Burkina Information Agency, this campaign, which spans from March 16 to 27, 2026, is being conducted by the gynecology-obstetrics and reproductive medicine department of CHU-B in collaboration with the gynecology-obstetrics department of Joseph Ki-Zerbo University. The Director General of CHU-B, Seydou Nombre, highlighted that the project aspires to provide specialized, accessible, and quality care for women experiencing conditions or complications affecting their genital area.

Nombre emphasized that such diseases and post-complication effects, particularly those stemming from obstetric trauma or childbirth, continue to be a significant source of physical, psychological, and social distress for many women. He expressed that vulvovaginal and intimate reconstructive surgery is vital not just as a medical intervention but also as a means for patients to regain self-confidence, resume normal social and family life, and improve their health conditions.

Professor Charlemagne Ouedraogo, head of the gynecology-obstetrics and reproductive medicine department at CHU-B, affirmed that this initiative is part of a broader program launched in 2006. For two decades, services for repairing female genital mutilation and clitoral reconstruction have been offered to interested women.

The interventions planned include addressing childbirth after-effects, reconstructing the clitoris for women affected by female genital mutilation, and correcting certain congenital anomalies of the female genital system. Ouedraogo mentioned that besides surgical procedures, counseling sessions on sexuality and reproductive health will be available to patients. The campaign also serves as a training opportunity for practitioners from Burkina Faso and other countries, enhancing their skills in this specialized surgical technique.

Professor Ouedraogo noted that other patients will be scheduled incrementally under a weekly quota system until the next campaign in March 2027. He acknowledged the support from the CHU of Angers, a partner since 2006, which aids in practitioner training and provides medical supplies to help lower costs for patients.