by Michael Hynds | Dec 28, 2022 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
Ritha is 52 years old. She comes from Kigoma, Northwest Tanzania. At the age of five, Ritha developed polio and used simple, locally-made crutches. Rita never married: men would not accept her because of her crippled condition. At the age of around 14, Ritha...
by Michael Hynds | Oct 7, 2022 | Kivulini, News, Story
Many women cannot attend clinics because of distance and other family commitments, so their healthcare needs often go unmet. Maternity Africa responds to their needs by bringing care to them in their communities. Free of charge, we provide antenatal care, postnatal...
by Michael Hynds | Oct 4, 2022 | Kivulini, News, Staff, Story
Three of Maternity Africa’s staff recently attended Her Voice Symposium, an all-day event held at a nearby Institute of Community Development. Pictured on the left of the photograph is Neema Donatha, one of Maternity Africa’s teachers. With 11% of...
by Michael Hynds | Sep 27, 2022 | Story
Edith is 18, her husband is 34. He escorted Edith to attend antenatal clinics at Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre. She had previously attended a clinic elsewhere, but could not afford the fees for ultrasound scans. Like all of our...
by Michael Hynds | Sep 8, 2022 | Kivulini, News, Story
On Friday 9 September, Maternity Africa’s community outreach team will be at Braeburn International School, Arusha, from 2pm to 5pm on Friday 9 September. We will be providing COVID-19 vaccines, HPV vaccines, cervical cancer screening and the opportunity to...
by Michael Hynds | Sep 2, 2022 | Fistula patients, Kivulini, News, Story
Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre recently launched a new YouTube channel to provide short documentary features highlighting some of our work. Aimed at local communities here in Tanzania, the films intend to raise awareness of the services that we...
