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Jill Iscol’s Hearts on Fire is a call to action to people from all walks of life to roll up their sleeves and extend a helping hand to others. LTFHC founder, Dr. Amy Lehman, and thirteen other extraordinary individuals tell … Continue reading →

As our women’s health outreach trip comes to a close, we again want to thank everyone who supported this groundbreaking journey. In particular, we want to acknowledge The Fistula Foundation for their support of our efforts. Their leadership in this … Continue reading →

Overcoming several obstacles on the Congo side of the lake, Dr. Amy Lehman and team finally departed Moba Port last Friday, via the M/V Lengwe, with the Congolese patients and health care workers. The boat arrived at Kirando, Tanzania late … Continue reading →

The LTFHC team is at Kirando Port where we’ve hired eight women to scoop water out of Lake Tanganyika for us, to purify for use at the hospital. They each have 35 liter buckets and are filling 500 liter tanks. … Continue reading →

To all those who have contributed to next month’s outreach — THANK YOU!! The LTFHC would particularly like to recognize Rochester Medical Corporation (www.rocm.com) and FemSoft (www.1800femsoft.com) for their generous product donation. It’s not too late to support our efforts. … Continue reading →

Healing Vessel By Ruth E. Kott Amy Lehman was at a district hospital in Tanzania when a pregnant 16-year-old walked in, bleeding. Her undelivered baby was already dead. The girl had had an obstructed labor in Kala, a tiny village … Continue reading →

Thousands of young women in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from fistulas, devastating obstetric and violence-related injuries, tragically resulting in chronic incontinence. Not only do these women and girls often lose their infants during obstructed labors, they are shunned by their communities … Continue reading →