A Center for Specialized Training

From its inception, Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital welcomed practicing obstetrician-gynecologists from around the world to witness and learn from its work. To date, over 100 surgeons from more than 25 countries including Tchad, Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh, and Mozambique have trained at the hospital in fistula repair. The hospital's training program is currently booked through 2008.

A Source of Inspiration

Though all of the surgeons who train at Fistula Hospital see fistula patients in their local clinics and hospitals, in several cases, the training has inspired foreign surgeons to establish fistula repair centers or wards in countries where fistula treatment was previously unavailable.

Educating Ethiopian Medical Students

To further address the fistula crisis in Ethiopia, Fistula Hospital has partnered with the Ministry of Health to require every obstetrician-gynecologist graduating from medical school in Ethiopia to spend two months at the hospital learning basic fistula repair surgery techniques.