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The Sydney surgeon changing the lives of many

by Barbara May Foundation | Oct 1, 2020 | News and Articles

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...
Extraordinary Photo Essay of the Afar

Extraordinary Photo Essay of the Afar

by Barbara May Foundation | Aug 11, 2020 | News and Articles

Before the COVID emergency, Valerie welcomed US award-winning author and freelance photographer Michael Benanav to the Barbara May Maternity Hospital in Mille, Ethiopia, for three weeks. In addition to his books, Michael writes and/or shoots for The New York Times,...

Podcast: Fear is a Useless Thing, Valerie Browning

by Barbara May Foundation | Oct 11, 2019 | News and Articles

As featured on the Centre for Public Christianity, from their Podcast ‘Life & Faith’: LISTEN HERE

UNFPA cost estimates to end preventable maternal deaths by 2030

by Barbara May Foundation | Aug 19, 2019 | News and Articles

Want to end preventable maternal deaths? Spend (at least) six times more by 2030 Article: 29 July 2019, United Nations Population Fund READ ARTICLE

Dr Andrew Browning AM, has been announced as the new Chair of the International Federation of Gyneco

by Barbara May Foundation | Apr 12, 2019 | News and Articles

We are delighted to announce that our founder and Medical Director, Dr Andrew Browning AM, has been announced as the new Chair of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) Committee for Fistula and Genital Trauma. We congratulate Andrew on this...

Dr Andrew Browning Receives Australian Honours

by Barbara May Foundation | Feb 6, 2019 | News and Articles

Dr Andrew Browning has been awarded the Member (AM) In the General Division Of The Order Of Australia for significant service to the international community through the provision of obstetric care to women in Africa. The purpose of the Order of Australia is to...
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