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04.August

15th Midwives Conference in Kisumu, Kenya

Kenyan midwife

The African Midwives Research Network, the University of Nairobi and WAHA International organized the 15th Midwives Conference.

02.August

Report of an obstetric fistula camp in Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, Tanzania

Bugando Medical Center

From  the 11th to 18th of July a fistula camp was carried out by Dr. Raassen and Dr. Mahendeka at the Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, in partnership with WAHA International.

02.August

Fistula treatment camp in Zimbabwe

St Luke Hospital, Zimbabwe

Yesterday Dr. Tom Raassen started a fistula treatment camp in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe with the participation of WAHA International. The camp will continue until the 8th of August and we are expecting many fistula patients to come for treatment. More updates on this camp to follow.

30.July

Reports from Sokoto State, Nigeria

Women and Children in Sokoto State

Dr. Kees Waaldijk  concludes a fistula workshop in Sokoto state, Nigeria Based in the Maryan Abacha women and children hospital, the workshop provided surgical repair for twenty-three patients and training for one doctor.

26.July

WAHA supports fistula camp in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Buissau

Around 40 women are awaiting treatment in a fistula camp organised in Guinea-Buissau by UNFPA.

08.July

WAHA International - an overview of our first year

Residents receive training in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia

It has just been over a year now since WAHA International was created at the initiative of her highness Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan to address maternal care in poor resource settings.  A dynamic year, where we have carried out medical activities in thirteen countries including long term programmes in five of them.

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