by Ester Blass | Jun 27, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Hannah is 18 years old and lives with her parents in a village on the rural outskirts of Arusha. She is the 7th of 9 children. She completed standard primary education. Hannah is now 8 months pregnant and attended the antenatal clinic with her mum. This was not a...
by Ester Blass | Jun 20, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, Story
Bibi Lucy is unsure about her age. She was pregnant during the time that the first president of Tanzania was in power. She delivered her baby by operation and following this was left with a fistula. The baby didn’t survive. She never became pregnant again but her...
by Ester Blass | Mar 4, 2019 | News
Obstetric fistula remains a problem in rural Africa. Two Australian doctors (including Maternity Africa’s founder Dr Andrew Browning) at the forefront of an international effort to eliminate obstetric fistula say that they could succeed within a decade. The...
by Ester Blass | Feb 22, 2019 | Kivulini, News, Staff
Understanding the needs and concerns of our patients is very important, so that we can care for them properly. The clinical staff at Maternity Africa also need to explain important and life-saving concepts to our patients as well. Today, as we celebrate...
by Ester Blass | Feb 20, 2019 | Kivulini, News
Today is World Day of Social Justice. Ladies in rural Tanzania also have a right to access good maternal health care. Good maternal health care helps to prevent severe birthing injuries, such as obstetric fistula. At the weekend, Maternity...
