Monthly Archives: September 2011

To all those who have contributed to next month’s outreach — THANK YOU!! The LTFHC would particularly like to recognize Rochester Medical Corporation (www.rocm.com) and FemSoft (www.1800femsoft.com) for their generous product donation. It’s not too late to support our efforts. … Continue reading →

Healing Vessel By Ruth E. Kott Amy Lehman was at a district hospital in Tanzania when a pregnant 16-year-old walked in, bleeding. Her undelivered baby was already dead. The girl had had an obstructed labor in Kala, a tiny village … Continue reading →

Thousands of young women in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from fistulas, devastating obstetric and violence-related injuries, tragically resulting in chronic incontinence. Not only do these women and girls often lose their infants during obstructed labors, they are shunned by their communities … Continue reading →