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Greenslopes Private Hospital doctors help Ugandans in need
September 13, 2024
Greenslopes Private Hospital Urogynaecologists, Prof. Judith Goh AO and Prof. Hannah Krause AO have returned from their latest trip to Uganda, and they have been volunteering regularly for almost 30 years to help women with gynaecological issues in areas of limited resource.
During their latest trip, Prof. Goh and Prof. Krause saw more than 200 patients in remote western Uganda at Kagando Hospital. The pair and their team performed more than 140 procedures on women who otherwise would have likely gone untreated.
“We treated mostly women with childbirth related injuries – including vaginal fistulas, unrepaired 4th degree tears. We also treated women with pelvic organ prolapse,” Prof. Goh said.
“It’s wonderful to be able to use our skills to help these women.”
Prof. Goh and Prof. Krause have been operating as volunteers in Asia and Africa since 1995. The pair pay for their travel costs out of their own pockets, with Greenslopes Private Hospital donating equipment to the project.
In recognition of their volunteer work, Prof. Goh and Prof. Krause have each received the Officer of the Order of Australia.
Greenslopes Private Hospital CEO, Justin Greenwell, said: “I commend Prof. Goh and Prof. Krause on their humanitarian efforts – the world needs more people like them both. Greenslopes Private Hospital is proud to support their work and to donate to such a great cause again this year.”
Prof. Goh and Prof. Krause’s next trip is to South Sudan in October.
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