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A compelling and urgent plea for help

“Shout Gladi Gladi” is a straightforward documentary that aims to raise consciousness in the developed world about a serious and treatable health problem affecting many impoverished African women. The following definition is from the Fistula Foundation: “An obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and rectum or bladder that is caused by prolonged obstructed labor, leaving a woman incontinent of urine or feces or both.” Sufferers -- many of them villagers or slum dwellers without access to adequate health care -- are frequently shunned by family and neighbors. The group was founded by Ann Gloag, a Scottish businesswoman who has a high profile in the movie. The filmmakers also offer commentary from some impressive talking heads, including Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and philanthropist Melinda Gates. The group sees the problem in a larger context, for example, working to bring them small solar devices called Bboxxes that provide electricity to houses in powerless villages.

 

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