In 2007, MSF began running “fistula camps” to provide specialized fistula repair surgery in places where the needs were most evident. The camps last around six weeks. The first phase involves getting out the word in the communities, letting people—especially women with fistulas—know they are happening and what they involve. An advance team then sets up tents with 40 to 80 beds near a functioning hospital and hires additional staff to assist.