Aisha is a young woman who came to a fistula camp in Tanzania earlier this year. At first she was quiet, extremely shy and her eyes were full of sadness. As a girl, Aisha loved school. However after primary school, her father refused to allow her to continue on to...
Christine is from war-torn Sudan, and her journey to healing has been difficult. At just 19, Christine’s small frame meant her baby was too large for a natural delivery. She went for a routine C-section at the local hospital near her home in Sudan, but...
Lebmogne was only 14 when she was first pregnant. She laboured for two days but, tragically, gave birth to a stillborn baby. Lebmogne had also developed a fistula and was leaking urine and faeces uncontrollably. She was still just a teenager. Eventually Lebmogne was...
When Dr Browning AM was in South Sudan earlier this year, he met a fistula patient named Tensa. We are humbled and thankful to be able to share her unbelievable story with you. In this conversation between Dr Andrew Browning AM and Ben McEachen from Hope 103.2,...
Pat attended a fistula camp recently where Dr Andrew Browning AM and his team were able to operate on her. Today, she can’t stop smiling and telling everyone the news of her healing. Here is Pat’s story: In her small village deep in the tropical...
What is an obstetric fistula? An obstetric fistula is caused when a woman in obstructed labour isn’t able to have an emergency Caesarean Section. The baby’s head, pressed against the mother’s pelvis without relief, causes a large hole to develop between the birth...
