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MEDIA CENTER "Healing Wounds, Instilling Hope" a Swahili Translation of a Council Publication on Obstetric Fistula Receives Acclaim and Media Coverage Dar es Salaam (5 October 2005) — The Swahili version of the Population Council's "Healing wounds, instilling hope: The Tanzanian partnership against obstetric fistula" was launched in front of a standing-room only crowd in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam. "Healing wounds, instilling hope" is the latest issue of the Council's Quality/Calidad/Qualité booklet series, which documents the efforts of organizations that provide high-quality reproductive health services in low-resource settings. This publication is also available in English and French. Permanent Secretary of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health Mariam J. Mwaffisi was the guest of honor and officiated at the event. Other speakers included Charles Majinge, the director of the Bugando Medical Centre, who gave a presentation about the program profiled in the booklet and an overview of the general state of maternal health care in the country; nurse Yasinta Mkama, who relayed the real-life story of a fistula patient in her care; the Ministry of Health's director of hospital services Zachary Berege, who moderated a question-and-answer period; and Maggie Banger, founding member of the Fistula Project at the Bugando Medical Centre, who linked fistula to women's rights and issued a call for concerted action to improve maternal health. The launching lasted almost two hours, with very pointed questions from the press on fistula and health equity. The Permanent Secretary stayed for the entire event and was the key respondent. The launch and the booklet received extensive coverage in Tanzanian television, radio, and newspapers.
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