Defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), obstetric fistula or ‘OF’ is an “abnormal opening between a woman’s vagina and bladder and/or rectum through which her urine and/or feces continually leak”. OF predominantly occurs due to prolonged pressure during obstructed labor, causing damage to the tissues between the vagina and bladder, and/or rectum.  The dead tissues create a hole, leaving women incontinent, possibly leading to lifelong ostracism, stigma, depression, chronic medical problems, deepening poverty, and shame. This predominantly affects women in low-income countries who lack access to quality maternal health care, despite its near eradication elsewhere years ago.  A recent systematic review suggests that approximately one million women with OF are in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and an estimated 6000 new occurrences annually. The United Nations affirms that neglected obstetric fistula in low-income nations is a preventable violation of women’s human rights and also illustrates the gross inequities that exist in this modern time.