Uganda News

Updates & Media

May 21, 2019

New Vision Article - 1,900 Ugandan women get fistula every year

"FISTULA RATES DROP- The number of new cases of fistula in Uganda have seen a slight drop over the last five years although they are...

May 9, 2019

Hospital opens in August. Thank you for being on this journey with us!

So much progress has been made since groundbreaking over a year ago! The hospital is ready to install medical equipment, beds, all the...

Mar 6, 2019

Construction goal is met! Now, a look to the future

As construction on hospital buildings continues, we see photos of nearly completed building exteriors, and the bare red earth before any...

Aug 22, 2018

New Vision Article - "Ugandans urged to support government fight fistula"

Excerpt ... The executive director, TERREWODE, Alice Emasu Seruyange, said the bicycles are to help the survivors intensify community...

Aug 21, 2018

New Vision Article - Ugandans urged to support government fight fistula

"KAMPALA - Alice Agwanga grappled with fistula for 12 years. During this time, she experienced untold suffering and stigma. She also lost...

Publications

Reintegration needs of young women following genitourinary fistula surgery in Uganda

Alice Emasu, Bonnie Ruder, et al., International Urogynecology Journal, 2019

Too Long to Wait: Obstetric Fistula and the Sociopolitical Dynamics of the Fourth Delay in Soroti, Uganda

Bonnie Ruder, Melissa Cheyney, Alice Emasu, Qualitative Health Research, 2018

A bill of rights for patients with obstetric fistula

Lewis Wall, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2014

Shalom Abur

Celebrity Ambassador

Miss Uganda North America 2018-2019
Miss Africa Washington 2018-2019

Shalom raises awareness and advocates for the health and well-being of Ugandan women and their families. In January, she will be in Uganda, presenting the Ladies First! Leadership Forum.

Please contact us to ask Shalom to speak to your organization.