The importance of ultrasound  Portable ultrasound machines can literally save the lives of mothers and babies. It is something that we often take for granted in industrialized countries, but in Ethiopia this is a service that has hitherto been unavailable particularly in rural health centers.  Imagine trying to look after a patient but not knowing […]

By: Dr Alison Morgan, Head, Maternal Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne  Measuring the Numbers of Untreated Obstetric Fistula: The Example of Ethiopia  While Ethiopia has experienced a reduction in the number of obstetric fistula cases over the last 10 years, estimating the number of women who have untreated […]

Short period of postoperative bladder catheterization effective for repair of simple urinary fistula  The World Health Organization has issued new recommendations on the length of bladder catheterization following the surgical repair of a simple obstetric urinary fistula.   The WHO Guidelines are for health-care professionals, particularly fistula surgeons and nurses providing postoperative care to women after surgery […]