Links & Books
Links
The Fistula Foundation
www.fistulafoundation.org
This nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting
the fistula treatment and prevention activities of the Addis
Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia. Donate through its
"Love-a-Sister" and other programs, read about the history of
the hospital, browse educational resources, and more.
Endfistula.org
www.endfistula.org
The United Nations Population Fund maintains a campaign
to treat and prevent obstetric fistula worldwide. On its Web
site, hear from fistula survivors, learn more about the
condition, donate to the cause, and more.
The Worldwide Fistula Fund
www.worldwidefistulafund.org
The Worldwide Fistula Fund strives to provide medical
treatment for women suffering from obstetric fistula. Join its
"Street Team," volunteer your time, or make a financial
contribution on its Web site.
Facts and Figures from The World Health Report 2005
www.who.int/whr/2005/media_centre/facts_en.pdf
The United Nations' World Health Organization offers
this downloadable report on reproductive health from 2005.
Find facts and figures about global childbirth, infant
mortality, childcare, and more.
Childbirth
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childbirth.html
On this Web site from the National Institutes of
Health, read articles and browse interactive features on
childbirth and related health issues.
USAID Maternal and Child Health
www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/mch/mh/techareas/fistula.html
USAID is a governmental organization that provides
assistance to foreign nations recovering from disaster or
extreme poverty. Learn about its efforts to promote maternal
and neonatal health worldwide on its Web site.
The Oasis Foundation - Grace Village - Ethiopia
www.oasisfoundationethiopia.org
This organization (where Wubete finds work after
recovering from fistula in "A Walk to Beautiful") helps
orphaned children and other marginalized Ethiopians, including
providing a place for fistula sufferers to wait before they
can be treated.
Books
The Hospital By the River: A Story of Hope
by Catherine Hamlin. Kregel Publications, 2005.
Articles
"'They Think They've Been Cursed By God'"
by Nicholas D.
Kristof. The New York Times, February 25, 2007.
select.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/opinion/25kristof.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
"Alone and Ashamed"
by Nicholas D. Kristof. The New York Times, May 16,
2003.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E
4D7163EF935A25756C0A9659C8B63&scp=8&sq=kristof+
and+fistula&st=nyt
"Obstetric Fistula in Rural Ethiopia"
by M. Muleta et al. East African Medical Journal,
November 2007.
"Living Testimony: Obstetric Fistula and Inequities in
Maternal Health"
United Nations Population Fund, 2007.
www.endfistula.org/download/living%20testimony_english.pdf
