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DECEMBER 2006 NEWSLETTER
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Dr Andrew Browning at Bahr Dar

The Bahr Dar centre has treated 500 patients since it was opened in January 2006. Almost all of the patients have been cured and gone home, very happy, to their families. Many had been made aware of our Hospital by Partner NGO’s working with USAID. One patient made a long journey back to us recently after 6 months, just to thank us.

The nursing aides accommodation house is now finished. It looks great and the nursing aides have moved in with great joy. We are planning to build a nice garden around it when time permits.

We have employed 3 teachers to teach all the patients. They learn literacy, numeracy, health hygiene, how they got a fistula and how to prevent it next time. As well we try to offer spiritual hope and comfort by teaching some Bible stories and wonderful friendship.

I travel to Uganda twice a year and at the hospital in Uganda last time we had 74 patients who had arrived for treatment as well as 11 for training. Stephanie and William are faring well. They were able to have a well deserved break, and travelled to South Africa with me, where I presented a paper to the International Society of Urology, on new techniques developed with operations at the Bahr Dar Hamlin Fistula centre.

We are so thankful that, we can see the results of the hard work in the faces of the cured fistula patients.

Stephanie, William and I wish all our supporters our love this Christmas.

Andrew Browning