Andrew Browning is an Australian doctor – an obstetrician and gynaecologist – who has become world renowned for his work in Africa, particularly helping women suffering with obstetric fistula in Africa. Before he completed his medical degree in Australia,...
“As a junior doctor I went to Ethiopia to work with my aunt in the desert area, and we were just wandering around the desert with camels, treating people under trees and shrubs and things in 50-degree heat … You’d have to sleep with a guard with a gun because the...
A message from the Chairman – Michael Sharpe AO As the current financial year comes to a close, the world is facing the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the health and safety of our in-country teams, and the patients they serve, remains our most...
Most Australians have never heard of obstetric fistula. Yet in other places, it is a source of terrible suffering and shame for many thousands of women every year. 2020 Alumni Award winner Dr Andrew Browning AM (MBBS ’95) is helping those women reclaim their...
