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This one-hour program is divided into six chapters.
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An Outcast
Meet Ayehu, a 25-year-old mother left incontinent after
a stillbirth and later rejected by her Ethiopian
village.
running time 6:40
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Hope in Addis Ababa
Ayehu makes the exhausting 17-hour journey to the
fistula hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, in
search of a cure.
running time 8:19
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A New Community
Patients at the hospital discover that they're not
alone. One peasant woman, Wubete, remains hopeful even
after being treated twice with poor results.
running time 9:51
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Harsh Realities
While Wubete struggles with a slow recovery, another
patient, Almaz, relates the story of kidnapping and
stillbirth that led to her own surgery.
running time 10:40
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The Silent Epidemic
Ethiopia has a population of 77 million but only 146
gynecologists and obstetricians, leaving perhaps 100,000
women to suffer fistulas.
running time 7:56
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A Fresh Start
Doctors at the fistula hospital find their greatest
reward in the joy of cured patients—women with a
whole new lease on life.
running time 8:19
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