by Michael Hynds | Mar 16, 2021 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Maternity Africa’s 2021 season of outreach trips and training programme for fistula patient ambassadors is underway in Dodoma Region in the heart of Tanzania. Social Worker Grace and Fistula Nurse Etropia have spent the past couple of days educating the next...
by Michael Hynds | Nov 4, 2020 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Maternity Africa screened more than 85 women who arrived at Kivulini Maternity Centre from across Tanzania over the past few weeks for treatment. About 60 of them were then scheduled for surgery. Doctors from Kivulini Maternity Centre and an international Doctor...
by Michael Hynds | Sep 25, 2020 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Earlier this month a team of three of Maternity Africa’s midwives were welcomed to a large local factory to conduct a sexual and reproductive health outreach event for its staff. That first visit was so successful that a subsequent visit to the factory yesterday...
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 | Jun 9, 2020 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Thurday 4 June was a special day at Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre, with healthy triplets born to Mary (31). Already a mother of two boys, Thursday’s delivery added two girls and another boy to Mary’s family. Mary has no job, and her husband does casual...
by Michael Hynds | Jun 2, 2020 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Maternity Africa hit a new record of 231 deliveries in May 2020 – almost double the number in May 2019 (119) and over 60 more than last month (169). This indicates the huge and immense effort from all of Maternity Africa’s dedicated staff, even with all of...
