Overcoming Fistula through Support and Empowerment
Elizabeth Masheku’s story is one with mixed feelings, both heartbreaking and hopeful. As a young girl living in the rural town of Kwimba, she was forced by her father to […]
Joyce’s story; She was left devastated when her husband abandoned her because of obstetric fistula.
Joyce Paulo (from the small town of Lamadi, Simiyu, Tanzania, was left devastated when her husband abandoned her because of obstetric fistula. The condition, which is caused by prolonged labor […]
Resilience Through Empowerment.
Gaudensia Thobias from Busenge village – Buchosa district, Tanzania had lost all hope. She had been suffering from obstetric fistula for years, and her condition had made her feel even […]
Unsung Hero of Busenge village: Helping more than 20 women with obstetric Fistula.
Samuel Shaban is a community health worker from Busenge, a small village located in Buchosa District, Mwanza north-western part of Tanzania. He is a dedicated person who has been helping […]
1,900 To Benefit From Water and Development Alliance (WADA) project.
Female pupils at Mlanda Primary school hated going to the toilets whenever they were in their menstrual periods. The toilets were dark, smelly, and always overflowing. The children held their […]
UNICEF & Amref, applauded for supporting Infection Prevention Control (IPC)
Emel Mbayela is a nurse at Njombe District hospital. As one of the medical staff, she always wished to provide the best healthcare possible but they needed an intervention. It […]
No more congestion! The whole OPD building is renovated: Dr. Ndunguru’s Appreciation
Dr. Costa Ndunguru is a doctor in charge of Magugu Hospital in Babati district. He is overwhelmly grateful for the efforts exhibited by the government through the Ministry of Health- […]
Meet Mpejiwa, an 80- year-old fistula survivor.
Obstetric fistula is a devastating maternal injury caused by a tear between the birth canal, bladder, and/or rectum due to prolonged, obstructed labor without access to timely, high-quality medical treatment. […]
Nassor Said Abdallah: Methadone saved my life after becoming a drug addict
Nassor Said Abdallah, 41, formerly a drug addict, is one of the peer educators and a beneficiary of Amref’s Afya Kamilifu project on HIV/AIDS care and treatment services, being implemented […]
Amref’s Afya Kamilifu Project partners with religious leaders to tackle HIV/AIDS
Pastor Shukuru Steven Maloda, 52, a leading pastor of the KKKT Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) for the entire diocese of the East Coast community in Zanzibar believes that […]