Who We Are

The Fistula Care project is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by USAID and managed by EngenderHealth. The project works to address the enormous backlog of women awaiting life-altering fistula repair, ensuring that they receive timely and quality care from trained providers. At the same time, it works to remove barriers to emergency obstetric care that lead to fistula in the first place, so that women in labor get to the right place with the right services at the right time. The project is supporting a network of facilities offering a continuum of services, from emergency obstetric care, referrals, and family planning to complex fistula repairs and advanced surgical training. In addition, Fistula Care gathers data from other USAID-supported projects that work on fistula. 

EngenderHealth is a leading global women’s health organization that is working to ensure that every pregnancy is planned, every child is wanted, and every mother has the best chance at survival. We train health care professionals and partner with governments and communities in more than 20 countries around the world.

Fistula Care Project Staff

Global Team Staff

Isaac Achwal, Senior Medical Associate
Mark Barone, Senior Medical Associate
Karen Beattie, Project Director
Ellen Brazier, Senior Technical Advisor
Bethany Cole, Project Manager
Alexandre Delamou, Regional Study Coordinator/Monitor
Altiné Diop, Project Coordinator
Betty Farrell, Senior Medical Associate
Jeanne Kabagema, Senior Medical Associate
Matthew Kusen, Project Assistant
Evelyn Landry, Deputy Director
Karen Levin, Program Associate for Monitoring and Evaluation
Christopher Lindahl, Program Associate, Knowledge Management
Chloe Manchester, Project Coordinator
Carrie Ngongo, Project Manager
Laura Nurse, Project Associate
Celia Pett, Medical Associate 
Joseph Ruminjo, Clinical Director
Nichelle Walton, Project Assistant
Lilian Were, Regional Study Coordinator/Monitor
Maynard Yost, Budget and Financial Management Advisor

Project Managers in the Field

Bangladesh
Abu Jamil Faisel

Guinea
Moustapha Diallo

Mali 
Cheick Touré (IntraHealth International)

Nigeria
Iyeme Efem

Uganda
Rose Mukisa