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 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...
