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We're celebrating with these two beautiful women who had their life-changing surgeries this week. Learn how to help with this project here.
This is Gamine Shano who has delivered 11 children but only five are alive. She had suffered with prolapse for 6 years and had a large cystocoele with her prolapse.
This is Belaynish Kinfe. She had a third degree prolapse and had suffered with this for 10 years. We're so glad to have made a difference in her life!
We'd like to introduce you to Mekibe Balicha (with her husband), a 45 year old motherwho has had pelvic pain for 11 years and a fourth degree uterine prolapse for 1 year. This will be the 71st patient whose surgery was sponsored by Hearts for Ethiopia. Thank you for making a difference in this family's life!
The project with the Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia has just completed its first year. It has already had a life-altering impact on women in Ethiopia. Working with Dr. Mark Karnes and his obstetrics team, over 70 women have received surgeries to correct their prolapsed uterus. Finances often prevent this surgery for many women. However, this surgery funded by Hearts for Ethiopia in partnership with the hospital allows the women to have their dignity restored while also giving them the ability to return to their regular lives without pain. This is truly a miracle for these women and Hearts for Ethiopia is proud to be a part of it.
This is the OB team at the Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia. Dr. Mark Karnes is in the picture with his wife Allison, our partner in the WRAPS project.
Workinesh Worku - 70
Workinesh Worku is 50 years old. She has been pregnant 8 times and has 5 living children. She has been suffering for a year with a second-degree prolapse, cystocoele and rectocoele. Workinesh underwent her surgery today! She is the 70th woman who has received a surgery sponsored by Hearts for Ethiopia since March 2015. Thank you to our generous donors - you truly are changing lives!
Hearts For Ethiopia sponsors a wonderful program that provides surgeries for women who suffer with UVP, utero-vaginal prolapse. This is a relatively simple condition to treat with surgery but the approx. $350 cost is beyond the means of so many women in Ethiopia. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Hearts is able to sponsor these surgeries and change the lives of these beautiful women. We'd like you to meet them!
Adanech Desta
We'd like you to meet Adanech Desta. She has been suffering for four years with a large cystocoele and second degree UVP (utero-vaginal prolapse). She is a married mother of four living children and has been pregnant nine times. Today she is receiving her surgery to correct these issues thanks to Mother With A Heart For Ethiopia!
Matuke Meskele
This is Matuke Meskele. She has been pregnant eight times and has seven living children. Matuke has been suffeing with a third degree UVP for three years but today she is having her surgery. We're so happy for you, Matuke!
Thank you to our generous donors who are helping us change the lives of women in Ethiopia.
