--- title: "Assisting Women with Obstetric Fistulas: Helen Weld" date: 2009-04-06T20:29:34-04:00 author: OBOS Admin canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/assisting-women-with-obstetric-fistulas-helen-weld" section: Blog (Archive) --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Assisting Women with Obstetric Fistulas: Helen Weld By Our Bodies Ourselves • April 6, 2009 Please note: This entry -- originally posted at [Our Bodies, Our Blog](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog) -- has not been updated since the publication date listed above. *From 2009 - 2011, Our Bodies Ourselves honored the work of women's health advocates worldwide by asking readers to nominate their favorite women's health hero. View all nominees by year: [2009](/category/our-bodies-ourselves/womens-health-heroes-2009/), [2010](/category/our-bodies-ourselves/womens-health-heroes-2010/), [2011](/category/our-bodies-ourselves/womens-health-heroes-2011/)* **Entrant:** Michele Chausse **Nominee:** Helen Weld, Public Health Nurse I do not know Helen personally, but I admire her efforts to assist women with obstetric fistulas in Africa, in addition to her [other volunteer activities](http://lincolncountynewsonline.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=39787&SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&S=1) around the world. Pictured below Helen (back row, center) and patients. [**Ed. note**: Also see Helen's blog about her work and travels: ] ![Helen](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/images/blog-archive/helen.jpg "Helen") Courtesy of the West Africa Institute --- #### 2 Responses Our Bodies Ourselves is no longer able to accept comments. **M.J. Boylan** on Apr 08, 2009 I support Michele Chausse's nomination of Helen Weld. For those interested in learning more about the fistula clinic in Bo, Sierra Leone (and the West Africa Fistula Foundation, WAFF), see Helen's blog: www.hwph.blogspot.com. Helen has written extensively about the work of the clinic and has posted many, many photographs. **Galadima Muhammad Sani** on Mar 08, 2010 Un point to fistula "as the underrepresented maternal health Problem in Africa with over one million Nigeria alone. Everyone have a role to play so what is your support in assisting women and girls? especially the irreparable patient... ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)Topics - [Our Bodies Ourselves - Women's Health Heroes 2009](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/our-bodies-ourselves-womens-health-heroes-2009) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)