Published by Vision Editorial Team | vision.org.au
Monday, July 5th, 2021
Today, two million African women suffer from obstetric fistulas.
Many Australians will be aware of the work of the late Dr Catherine Hamlin, known for her work helping women who suffer from obstetric fistulas in Ethiopia. She even has a Sydney Ferry named after her.
Dr Andrew Browning is an Australian surgeon who is continuing the work begun by Dr Catherine Hamlin.
In 20 years, he has operated on more than 7000 women and he’s telling his story in a new book called
Growing up in rural Bowral, Dr Browning had his first experience of Africa in 1993, when he worked at a mission hospital in Tanzania as a young medical student.