For more than six decades, Esther Mwikali Ndii of Makueni County, Kenya, lived in quiet torment—trapped by a condition all too common among mothers in low- and middle-income countries. Esther suffered from obstetric fistula, a devastating childbirth injury resulting from the difficult birth of her firstborn when she was 20. Prolonged obstructed labor is often
Heavy rainfall in Cameroon’s North and Far North Regions is typical during the country’s rainy season, with rain falling nearly every four days during the peak months of July to October. These conditions fuel the spread of malaria and each year, around 7 million people in the country are affected by malaria, with over 11,000
Malaria is a life-threatening disease spread to humans by certain types of mosquitoes. Predominantly found in tropical countries, it affects more than 260 million people around the world, most of whom live in Africa. It is preventable and curable but can be deadly for high-risk populations, especially children. The Sud-Ouest region of Burkina Faso regularly
