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DIRECT RELIEF: Obstetric Fistula Surgery at HEAL Africa Hospital

Rosine at HEAL Africa Hospital in Goma

Rosine, an 18-year-old woman, sustained a fistula while attempting to give birth to her first child at a local health post. Three days afterwards, she started leaking urine. “I lost the baby, and contracted fistula. My fear was enormous, and my despair fatal,” Rosine reportedly said at the time. Fortunately, medical providers at the health […]

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