Improving Women's And Children's Health

“Two sisters from one family, we completely believed that it was a curse.  The real curse is being ignorant of the truth.” —Guday Alamerew, the elder of the two Ethiopian sisters who each lived with fistula for over 30 years before being cured.

IntraHealth, on the grassroots level, has been invaluable in raising awareness in the villages that those women [with obstetric fistula] can actually get help,” says Dr. Andrew Browning, a doctor curing obstetric fistula at the Bahir Dar Fistula Hospital in the Amhara region.  The hospital treated about 600 women over the last year.  “Out of those, almost 200 came directly via the IntraHealth program, so that’s been a crucial role.”

IntraHealth is committed to improving the health of women and children in developing countries.  You can help us address the root problem of inadequate health care by supporting our work that builds the capacity of countries to provide quality health care now and in the future.

More information on IntraHealth's work on women and children's health can be downloaded here.

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