Hamlin Fistula USA

The Hamlin Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia works to treat, cure and prevent obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury.

[Dr Amir Hannan MBE @amirhannan]

@DrTedros @WHO @HIC2016 I really like your top 5 priorities and your willingness to set your goals. This can be achieved if good people come together and passionate

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

https://t.co/sHSD3YJHii

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

@DrTedros4WHO Congratulations Dr. Tedros

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

YES! https://t.co/eqgVFMuzXd

[Fistula Foundation @Fistula_Fdtn]

A5: Local outreach and native translation can help ensure #HerWords will be understood. #FistulaDay #EndFistula

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Speaking her language helps us tell stories in #HerWords. After studying, our midwives return to work in their home villages. #endfistula

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

This is what #resilience looks like. Fistula does not define her - she is a woman, a mother, so many things! #HerWords #EndFistula

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Women are not "repaired." Childbirth injuries are! #HerWords https://t.co/sZd8mYFTsv

[Kupona Foundation @KuponaFdn]

Q8: Following this discussion, is there anything that you will do differently the next time you talk about #fistula? #HerWords

[IntraHealth International @IntraHealth]

A6: Be careful not to turn stories into Happily Ever After tales. Many women with #Fistula need continued support & care. #HerWords

[CCBRT @CCBRTTanzania]

A4: We spoke to women on our ward - they were v clear: none of them wanted to be referred to as a ‘patient’ or ‘victim’ #HerWords

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Yes! Even used internally this language can change the way we think about the people we treat. Let's use a "people first" narrative! https://t.co/Gm5vqQQPHJ

[IntraHealth International @IntraHealth]

A2: Referring to women as "targets" or "beneficiaries" can be dehumanizing when sharing personal stories. #HerWords

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

We agree. We will never know how to tell her story better than she can - and she has to want to tell it! #HerWords. https://t.co/A8At85E9Y5

[CCBRT @CCBRTTanzania]

A1: Ask for consent, allow patients to tell THEIR unique healing story & understand how they want to be represented #HerWords

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

How we tell the story of #fistula is important. #HerWords starts soon!

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Join us 5/23, 10 am ET for the #HerWords chat and explore the power of language in the fight to #EndFistula.

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Today is the last chance to give in 2016. Make your gift count by helping us #endfistula for 150 women in #Ethiopia https://t.co/9XMKOU3B5w

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Before treatment, Dubalech had lost her will to live. Our holistic care reminded her why she wants to keep going. https://t.co/YrTgvtOB9d

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Tomorrow is the last day to give in 2016 - Give to @HamlinFistula to help us get to 0 fistulas in #Ethiopia. https://t.co/9XMKOU3B5w

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

75% of @FIGOHQ doctors trained with us. Give now to support continued training for #fistula doctors worldwide. https://t.co/9XMKOU3B5w

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

Support our work to train doctors in fistula surgery worldwide. https://t.co/9XMKOU3B5w

[Hamlin Fistula USA @hamlinfistula]

75% of @FIGOHQ doctors trained with us. Give now to support continued training for #fistula doctors worldwide. https://t.co/9XMKOU3B5w