Betty received surgery to repair the fistula at no cost to her.
Betty Nalule’s boyfriend abandoned her after the birth of their baby girl, Favour, left Betty with obstetric fistula. He said he could not bear the…
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Your Donations at Work The Exciting Genesis of Bushulo Health Center
Our Maternal Health Fund, in December 2020, received a $1 M grant from a USA-based private foundation, and combined with your generous donations supported medical…
READ MOREHolistic Reintegration Saves Lives Rosette Tushabe’s story
Rosette Tushabe, from Rakai District, Central Uganda, developed a fistula while giving birth. After her repair surgery, TERREWODE helped her become a proud survivor. It…
READ MOREBuilding Capacity To Go Beyond Fistula Repair
Maternal Health Fund pays for the training of surgeons, who become leaders in the treatment of obstetric fistula. But fistula is not the only childbirth-related…
READ MORE“Where I am from, women like me have no hope.”
Tafetu – whose name means “Sweetie” – has lived anything but a sweet life. She was born and raised in a remote rural village in…
READ MOREUrogynecology Fellowship Program
On March 10, 2018, the College of Health Sciences of Mekelle University graduated its first doctors in the Urogynecology Fellowship Program, Dr. Fekade Ayenachew and…
READ MOREPulled from a life of agony: Mogninet’s story
Mogninet was born and raised in a rural village in Ethiopia, close to our Bahir Dar outreach center. As is traditional in her community, Mogninet…
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Timbualel was only fourteen when she was abducted from her family and formally married to her husband, a practice that was common in the 1970s…
READ MOREStaff Profile: Dr. Biniyam Sirak
Our Yirgalem center is the busiest and most successful of our five outreach centers. This is in large part thanks to Dr. Biniyam Sirak. The…
READ MOREStory of Fistula: Eskedar
Eskedar was born on a farm in a remote village in Northern Ethiopia. Like most women in Eskedar’s village, she never went to school but…
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