After losing her baby Salifu lived with the shame of an obstetric fistula for eight months. Her life was filled with hardship, ostracism and isolation until she found hope at Kivulini. This is her story. Salifu is from a rural area in northern Tanzania. She has six...
During her first pregnancy, Kahabi was in labour for three days. She wanted to go to the hospital, but her husband refused, saying he didn’t have money for transport. On the third day, Kahabi became weak and could not stand on her own. She was then taken to the...
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,...
