Walking Back to Happiness

Synopsis: In the 1960s gynaecologists Reg and Catherine Hamlin left Sydney for a three-year contract in Addis Ababa that turned into a lifetime’s commitment. Shows the hospital they build and meets some of the 14,00 poor women they have helped. They use a mix of modern and traditional treatments for fistula, a condition caused by complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
Series: Qed, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Sale; 1995 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: See also: THE OUTCASTS.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: Africa; Ethiopia; fistulae; gynaecology; hospitals; incontinence

Name: BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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