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one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and
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An Outcast
Meet Ayehu, a
25-year-old mother left incontinent after a stillbirth and later rejected by
her Ethiopian village.
running time 6:40
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Hope in Addis Ababa
Ayehu makes the
exhausting 17-hour journey to the fistula hospital in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia's capital, in search of a cure.
running time 8:19
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A New Community
Patients at the
hospital discover that they're not alone. One peasant woman, Wubete,
remains hopeful even after being treated twice with poor results.
running time 9:51
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Harsh Realities
While
Wubete struggles with a slow recovery, another patient, Almaz, relates the
story of kidnapping and stillbirth that led to her own surgery.
running time 10:40
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The Silent Epidemic
Ethiopia has a
population of 77 million but only 146 gynecologists and obstetricians, leaving
perhaps 100,000 women to suffer fistulas.
running time 7:56
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A Fresh Start
Doctors at the
fistula hospital find their greatest reward in the joy of cured patients—women with a whole new lease on life.
running time 8:19
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