by Michael Hynds | Jun 7, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
The World Health Organization states that ”access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health.” Today, World Food Safety Day, we thank our wonderful kitchen staff who cook three delicious,...
by Michael Hynds | Jun 5, 2019 | Equipment and Furnishing, Kivulini, News, Story
Today is World Environment Day. Maternity Africa cares about the environment. Kivulini Maternity Centre has a biogas storage and utilisation system in which human waste can decompose safely. The gases are then used for cooking in the kitchen. Kivulini Maternity Centre...
by Michael Hynds | Jun 2, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
The rainy season (long rains) in Tanzania is usually from March to May. However, this year the rains took longer to come to Northern Tanzania, where Kivulini Maternity Centre is located. We experienced lots of heavy rain showers during May. Although it was very...
by Michael Hynds | May 29, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
Ladies are arriving at Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre this week from across Tanzania. They will prepare for surgery, scheduled to take place in early June. Some of these ladies have been suffering from obstetric fistula and other birth-induced...
by Michael Hynds | May 28, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
This is Dr Asubiojo Benjamin. He is Ghanaian by nationality and a final year postgraduate student in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Moshi, around 120 kilometres (75 miles) from Kivulini Maternity Centre in Northern...
by Michael Hynds | May 23, 2019 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
Today is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. As we celebrate with many women around the world who have surgery to treat obstetric fistula and other birth-induced injuries, we share their hope, joy and happiness. For many, after years of suffering from the...
