by Michael Hynds | Sep 17, 2020 | Board, Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
It was suggested to Dr Andrew some time ago that he writes a book about his times in Africa looking after women with obstetric fistula and the maternal health of so many others. After nine months of hard work, whilst attending to all of his other responsibilities, Dr...
by Michael Hynds | Sep 15, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. Nearly all fistula patients suffer from clinical depression. Studies document the social and psychological...
by Michael Hynds | Aug 28, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
This is 20 year old Jane. In 2018, she was treated successfully for obstetric fistula at Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre. She got pregnant in late 2019, and attended Maternity Africa’s antenatal care clinic, having given birth to stillborn...
by Michael Hynds | May 22, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
For International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, Maternity Africa’s Founder, Dr Andrew Browning AM, shares some of his thoughts on the challenges facing fistula treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic:...
by Michael Hynds | Mar 19, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
My name is Mariama. I had my first pregnancy when I was 16. I started experiencing labour pain three months before due time. It was something scary because at my seventh month I was already experiencing labour pain. One day I felt like the...
by Michael Hynds | Jan 22, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News
Many people do not fully understand what obstetric fistula is, and how embarrassing or debilitating it can be for many women, sometimes causing them to be ostracized from their families and communities. The excellent television series, Call the Midwife, recently...
