President Michael D Higgins described work at a unique clinic in Addis Ababa this morning as "an achievement not only for Ethiopia but for all humanity." He was "so pleased" that the Irish Government ...

Obstetric fistula is a degrading condition in which women who suffer traumatising labours are left incontinent and often ostracised by their community. Since 1959, Dr Catherine Hamlin has worked to ...

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The Ethiopian government has nominated 90-year-old Dr. Catherine Hamlin for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. The doctor has been running a fistula clinic for 40 years. On a beautiful compound hidden in ...

Complications during delivery are a leading cause of death for women giving birth in developing countries. In remote areas, women sometimes languish in labor for days. Those who survive the ordeal ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Life with four children is hectic at the best of times, but imagine dealing with the ups and downs of ...

Having a baby can be one of the most joyous events in a woman's life. Yet for the millions of young women in the developing world who develop severe injuries called fistulas from obstructed labor, ...

Addis Abeba — The International Society of Obstetric Fistula Surgeons (ISOFS) held its first annual meeting in Addis Ababa from September 15-16, 2008. The conference was organized in collaboration ...