by Mikaela Robertson | Aug 6, 2026 | News and Articles, Stories
Te-Kworo Foundation, Sonic Healthcare Foundation, and Barbara May Foundation today announced the safe delivery of the first baby at Sonic Kworo Hospital in Pader District, Northern Uganda – with the newborn named Barbara in honour of the generosity that helped bring...
by Mikaela Robertson | Jul 23, 2026 | Stories
Joel read every book on his late wife's bedside table. One of them changed everything. When Joel Hockey’s wife Natalie died, he did what grief makes you do – he grasped for whatever connection he could find. Natalie had been his greatest support in life – a...
by Mikaela Robertson | Jun 5, 2026 | Stories
Monica is 43 years old and lives with her husband and nine children in Tanzania’s Dodoma region (the same region where we are supporting the build of Phaedra Maternity Hospital). She developed an obstetric fistula during childbirth complications, and her newborn...
by Mikaela Robertson | Mar 19, 2026 | Stories
Eliza’s Story As a young woman, Eliza worked in a tea shop in a northern area of South Sudan near the Nile. It was there she met and fell in love with a fisherman. They were soon married, despite financial challenges, and began building a life together....
by Mikaela Robertson | Mar 2, 2026 | Stories
Meet Mohammad, known locally as the ‘mother’s doctor’ for his care saving lives during labour. But it wasn’t always this way. Traditionally, in nomadic Afar communities, only females can help a mother during pregnancy and childbirth. It is extremely taboo for a male...
by Mikaela Robertson | Feb 13, 2026 | News and Articles, Stories
Recently Dr Andrew visited Nepal, where he was able to attend two fistula camps. The first was in a rural area, where Dr Shirley runs a Fistula Centre. It’s an incredible long-term partnership, as Dr Shirley originally trained with Andrew in Ethiopia many years...
