By: Habiba Diallo We are living in one of, if not, the most technologically advanced and wealthy ages known to human kind. We have sent man to the moon, and it seems that rockets are sent into outer space with the same frequency as commercial flights. In 2016, the tourism industry generated a total global revenue of 8.3 trillion USD. Global military expenditure was at 1.7 trillion USD, while mining contributed over 600 billion USD to the global economy. Robots are now used to perform minimally-invasive surgeries and they have even become restaurant hosts!
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By: Habiba Diallo TORONTO, Last week, I was excited to attend the 2018 Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society. The two day event took place in Toronto at the Fairmont Royal York hotel. The forum is an annual conference held in cities around the world, which aims to highlight women’s voices and opinions on key economic, social, and political issues. This year’s theme was Bridging the gap: A call to the G7 for inclusive progress. I would like to thank the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women for supporting my participation in the forum.
By: Habiba Diallo VANCOUVER, I was recently invited to the University of British Columbia (UBC) to give a keynote address about obstetric fistula as part of the Africa Awareness Initiative Conference Week 2018. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Kwezi, Towela and the entire AAI team for their heart-warming welcome and a fantastic two days at the conference! I'd like to thank Ikheyla as well for her amazing support!
By: Habiba Diallo Today officially makes two years since I launched my self-published book, YESHIALEM LEARNS ABOUT FISTULA. For the first time, see photos from the launch in London that happened on November 17th 2015. #2YearsOfYeshialem
Last week I was at the Medsin Barts and London School of Medicine Global Surgery Short Course to present on obstetric fistula and explain what medical students can do to raise awareness and take action against fistula. It was great to share the panel with Dr. Andy Leather (Lancet Commission on Global Surgery) and Dr. Ed Fitzgerald (LifeBox). Thank you Medsin Barts for your warm welcome! Special thanks to Sarah and the team for organizing this superb short course and to Seth from Operation Fistula for recommending me.
By: Habiba Diallo I am very delighted to say that our Fistula and Empowerment Program (FEP) pilot project that ran from April 10th to June 14th was very successful!
By: Habiba Diallo The Fistula and Empowerment Program (FEP) has officially commenced! Today was the very first day it took place. What is FEP you ask?
It is a fistula education and empowerment program I started to educate young African-descended women living in Halifax, Canada, about obstetric fistula and how it relates to the overarching theme of women’s empowerment not only in Africa, but also to their own self-empowerment as Black women living in Canada who have unique, and often marginalized, health experiences. By: Habiba Cooper Diallo This July and part of August, I spent my summer in Guinea and Sierra Leone during which time I had the opportunity to visit a few hospitals and clinics in order to learn more about obstetric fistula in the two countries.
Dabola is a Prefecture in north-eastern Guinea, near the Malian border. It’s part of the region known as Haute-Guinee, and consists of a melange of ethnic groups, primarily Mandingo and Fulani peoples. By: Habiba Cooper Diallo Today, we had our screening of the film A Walk to Beautiful about women living wit fistula in Ethiopia. The event was very well attended with members of the Halifax community including youth, health-practitioners, activists, and schoolteachers. The film was poignant. It really drove home the devastation of fistula.
By: Habiba Diallo I recently travelled to Ethiopia where I spent one month between December and January. After nearly 48 hours in transit between Canada and Germany, my family and I arrived at Bole airport on December 14th. Finally, the trip I had been long awaiting came to fruition. The next morning when we returned to the hospital, we were treated by the reception staff to freshly baked ambasha bread. Ambasha is sweet and soft and makes the perfect addition to a warm cup of tea. This was the day that I would get to interview two of the patients. I met with two lovely young women named Emewedat and Asris. Andenet translated between English and Amharic. |
Habiba DialloI am a Canadian end fistula advocate, author, and the founder of the Women’s Health Organization International, WHOI. I have been doing fistula awareness-building in Canada for the past 15 years. Get in touch here CategoriesArchives
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