In May, we introduced you to our fistula awareness raising team, who believe that “if you don’t know that treatment exists, you can’t access it.”

Dr Fulvio Franceschi is an orthopaedic surgeon at CCBRT, supported by our long-lasting partnership with CBM.

Can a simple SMS reminder improve patient health outcomes?

Never heard of obstetric fistula? You’re not alone. Lack of awareness is one of the main barriers to treatment faced by women with the condition. Today, we’re answering five frequently asked questions about fistula.

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CCBRT’s high-quality, specialised health services span a lot areas. You may have heard about our fistula care on a TV programme or our clubfoot care on the radio; you or a relative may have visited the hospital yourself...

When we last saw Asha, she was leaving CCBRT to undergo facial reconstruction surgery in Europe.

Asha was born with craniofacial cleft, a rare congenital condition characterised by severe deformities of the face and...

CCBRT can’t impact healthcare in Tanzania in the long term unless we’re around for the long term.

This World Smile Day, meet Jacob.

Mama Jacob remembers traveling thousands of kilometres with her mother to a hospital for cleft lip surgery. Now her son is undergoing the same operation, 18 years later at CCBRT.

“Some...