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Monica – successful vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) repair

Monica – successful vesico-vaginal fistula (VVF) repair

by Michael Hynds | Jun 25, 2021 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story

Monica, 30, delivered her first baby around five years ago by caesarean section. Three years later, at 40 weeks of her pregnancy, she started labour. However, she could not each a hospital because of transport problems. She remained in labour for more than two days....
Community outreach: Maternity Africa provides basic health education

Community outreach: Maternity Africa provides basic health education

by Michael Hynds | Jun 15, 2021 | Kivulini, News, Story

“Sub-Saharan Africa’s health challenges are numerous and wide-ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health challenges, such as infectious diseases, malnutrition, and child and maternal mortality, and emerging...
Elizabeth – dry after 14 years of suffering from obstetric fistula

Elizabeth – dry after 14 years of suffering from obstetric fistula

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...
Solar lights: brightening patients’ lives

Solar lights: brightening patients’ lives

by Michael Hynds | Jun 4, 2021 | Kivulini, News, Story

With more than 1 billion people – about 14% of the world’s population –  still without access to energy, finding affordable ways to get electricity in their homes is crucial if many countries are going to have a reasonable chance at achieving some of the...
Maternity Africa’s midwives educate youngsters about sexual and reproductive health

Maternity Africa’s midwives educate youngsters about sexual and reproductive health

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...
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