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  Partnership that is Bringing Joy to Women by Restoring Their Dignity

  Amref Health Africa in partnership with Kenyatta National Hospital, UNFPA, Safaricom Foundation and Flying Doctors' Society of Africa held a two week Fistula Camp at Kenyatta National Hospital, from 27 June to 12 July, 2019. At the camp, fistula patients received free surgery, physiotherapy and medical advice. Through this partnership, tremendous progress has been made towards the treatment of fistula. Fistula is a debilitating condition caused by obstructed or prolonged labour often due to lack of skilled health care. It brings about suffering and women with fistula have to live with low este

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  Dignity Restored

  Rose* She watches us from the safety of the thin blanket she's wrapped in. She is coiled in a foetal position. Her eyes are blank. One can see straight through to the back of her head. Her dark motionless face watches us dis-interestingly. "Rose*! Rose!" the nurse calls her. Only her eyes shift towards the sound of the voice. She then adjusts her position by coiling tighter into her warm blanket. "Can she talk?" I ask the nurse. "She only responds to her name. Nothing more." I look at her surroundings. A folded wheelchair has been placed next to her bed. A half dr

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