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• Personal Stories

  Renewed hope for fistula survivors in Eastern Uganda

  Inspired by the fistula repair programme initiated by Amref Health Africa as a part of Uganda’s Staying Alive Project, women in the Teso Region of Eastern Uganda have come together to form a support group to help them come to terms with their new lifestyles, as well as improve their livelihoods since their reparative surgeries.

  Based in Kateta in the Serere District, the Aipecitoi Women’s group brings together resources from each member to help develop small-scale income generating activities and encourage st

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• Personal Stories

  Nabirye’s Story

  Improved health for Nabirye's family

  Nabirye Mary, a 35 year old married woman resides in Njeru Village in Nakitoma sub-county, Nakasongola district, Uganda. She is one of the community members reached by Village Health Teams (VHTs), trained by Amref Health Africa, through door to door mobilisation. She is a mother of three children - 10 month old twins and a four year old boy. Mary’s children frequently suffered from diarrhoea and malaria which was caused by her poor sanitation methods. When the VHT approached her in June 2011, she

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