Fistula Ep 2: Jackeline’s Fight to Heal

What’s next for Safaricom?Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer Michael Mutiga shares insights into the company’s transformation from a telecom giant to a purpose-led technology powerhouse, ...

29 Okt 20251h 1min

From a mobile telephony department in the late 1990s to becoming a leading technology company, Safaricom has been at the heart of Kenya’s digital transformation for 25 years.In this podcast, James Mai...

29 Okt 202549min

The pin-drop silence in Jackeline's ward is interrupted by the entry of her assigned nurse for the day, Christine Muthengi. Nurse Muthengi slowly took her through the pre-operation procedures, careful...

1 Aug 202519s

Through 2024, Dr. Daniel Oluoch performed more than 60 fistula-related surgeries across Kenya. He is just one of the 15 fistula surgeons in the African nation.“We are a product of our history,” he say...

1 Aug 202510s

Jackline’s journey to Kisii Teaching and Referral Level 6 started with a text from a family friend. The message was straightforward; there was a free medical camp whose objective was to address the ch...

1 Aug 202511s

Fistula preys on the most vulnerable among us—women already marginalized by poverty, with no voice in local, national, or global health discussions. Yet their suffering is not inevitable. With proper ...

1 Aug 202525s

It is estimated that one million women worldwide live with untreated fistula.Behind this staggering estimate are real lives—mothers, daughters, and sisters—enduring unimaginable pain and isolation. Fi...

1 Aug 20259s

“My family knows about this, and they have given me support,” she says. “But it had its challenges. Fistula is very intrusive. There are things many people take for granted. Things such as attending w...

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