by Michael Hynds | Mar 25, 2022 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Maternity Africa is currently working with its clinical staff to update their practical skills. We recently hired two midwife-mentors, and Sister Marianne from the Netherlands joined us earlier this month. She is training our own people and will develop a training...
by Michael Hynds | Jul 30, 2021 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Maternity Africa is very grateful to Australian Volunteers International. A recent grant from its COVID19 Impact Fund supported Maternity Africa significantly towards the costs of purchasing cleaning agents and disinfectants and the costs of employing some of our...
by Michael Hynds | Jun 11, 2021 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Meet Elizabeth (pictured seated outside her home), from Tanzania’s rural Dodoma Region. She is 45 years old and has two children. Her older child is 19, and her younger one is 14. After delivering her second child, Elizabeth discovered that she could not control...
by Michael Hynds | Jun 1, 2021 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
With 1.7 million people living with HIV in Tanzania (population around 60 million), the country continues to be a global priority for the prevention and treatment of HIV. Over the last two decades, despite wide geographical diversity in absolute levels of...
by Michael Hynds | May 18, 2021 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women in sub-Saharan Africa. Cervical cancer, caused by certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), presents a significant public health threat to women on the African...
by Michael Hynds | May 5, 2021 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
We are delighted that Dr Andrew Browning’s new book describing his many wonderful experiences is now available on Amazon – including for download on Kindle. Proceeds support Andrew’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa. UK readers, press here. US readers,...
