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  Hope & New Beginnings…20 Years On
  Achom Betty is 50 years old and lives in Masindi District. For more than 20 years, she lived with obstetric fistula following a prolonged and complicated labour. Betty laboured at home for two days under the care of a traditional birth attendant before being taken to a nearby clinic, and later referred to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. Although her baby …
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  Learning to Stay in School with Confidence
  My name is Nabirye Aisha, and I am 17 years old. I study at Destiny College School in Nabitende-Banada, and I dream of one day becoming a nurse. But until recently, that dream felt far away. When I reached puberty, life became difficult. As a Muslim girl, there was pressure from my family to marry early and start having children. …
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  Back to the Classroom, Back to Life
  For Akoberani Veronica, a 33-year-old teacher and mother of three from Buyende District, life changed drastically after a complicated cesarean delivery at Kamuli District Hospital. The procedure left her with an obstetric fistula—an injury she hadn’t known existed until she experienced it herself. Veronica was referred to Uganda’s National Referral Hospital in Mulago for further treatment, but the cost of …

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