No Woman Left Behind: A Journey of Hope to Heal Every Woman Injured in Childbirth
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
No Woman Left Behind: A Journey of Hope to Heal Every Woman Injured in Childbirth
By (Author) Kate Grant
Introduction by Abraham Verghese
She Writes Press
She Writes Press
16th July 2025
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
446g
Description
INSPIRATION FOR HOW TO CREATE A LIFE OF PURPOSE, NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND IS THE UNLIKELY STORY OF HOW ONE WOMAN LEAVES MADISON AVENUE AND TACKLES THE GLOBAL MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS HEAD ON.
The day a woman gives birth is also the day she is most likely to die or suffer severe injurya sobering reality that comes into sharp focus when Kate Grant visits the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopias capital. There, she sees row after row of beds occupied by young women afflicted with obstetric fistula, a childbirth injury that leaves them incontinent and too often shunned by their communities, modern- day lepers. She soon learns that surgery is the only way to end their suffering.
In No Woman Left Behind, Grant recounts her decision to abandon a promising advertising career, and the ups and downs of building Silicon Valley based Fistula Foundation from a modest start-up into the global leader in fistula treatment. Through vivid firsthand accounts of surgeons toiling in remote corners of Africa and Asia, we see inside the fight to restore hope to some of the worlds most vulnerable women.
A compassionate army of donors spanning nearly 70 countries makes such life-changing care possible. Grant demonstrates the profound power of individual action to change lives at scale, since Fistula Foundation takes no government money. No Woman Left Behind is a compelling personal journey and a how-to guide for anyone looking to make a lasting difference in the lives of others.
Reviews
InNo Woman Left Behind, Kate Grant shares her journey of overcoming setbacks and red tape to help women access life-changing fistula surgeries, offering inspiration and insights for anyone determined to make a difference.SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Grants book is a call to action for compassionate advocates, and a stunning tale of how deeds triumph over platitudes.No Woman Left Behindis a powerful plea to be our sisters keeper and a guidebook to change the world, one woman at a time.DR. DENIS MUKWEGE, founder of Panzi Hospital and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
If you are passionate about maternal health and care about creating a world where women can thrive in motherhood like I do, this book is for you!CHRISTY TURLINGTON BURNS, founder and president of Every Mother Counts
No Woman Left Behindis part bildungsroman, expedition diary, and call for action against a terrible affliction. . . . Its a bracing tale in these uneasy times of redemption, for both the afflicted and those committed to their cure, about how to live a life with meaning. BROOKE GLADSTONE, host of NPRsOn the Media
No Woman Left Behindis a stirring story of how a talented social entrepreneur found her true purpose and defied the odds to build an organization that has changed womens lives worldwide. This book will fill you with hope.DAVID CALLAHAN, founder and publisher ofInside Philanthropy
InNo Woman Left Behind, Kate Grant shares her journey of overcoming setbacks and red tape to help women access life-changing fistula surgeries, offering inspiration and insights for anyone determined to make a difference.SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
Grants book is a call to action for compassionate advocates, and a stunning tale of how deeds triumph over platitudes.No Woman Left Behindis a powerful plea to be our sisters keeper and a guidebook to change the world, one woman at a time.DR. DENIS MUKWEGE, founder of Panzi Hospital and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
If you are passionate about maternal health and care about creating a world where women can thrive in motherhood like I do, this book is for you!CHRISTY TURLINGTON BURNS, founder and president of Every Mother Counts
No Woman Left Behindis part bildungsroman, expedition diary, and call for action against a terrible affliction. . . . Its a bracing tale in these uneasy times of redemption, for both the afflicted and those committed to their cure, about how to live a life with meaning. BROOKE GLADSTONE, host of NPRsOn the Media
No Woman Left Behindis a stirring story of how a talented social entrepreneur found her true purpose and defied the odds to build an organization that has changed womens lives worldwide. This book will fill you with hope.DAVID CALLAHAN, founder and publisher ofInside Philanthropy
Author Bio
Kate Grantis the founding CEO of Fistula Foundation, the worlds largest charity devoted to treating childbirth injuries. She joined the Foundation in 2005, expanding the Foundations global footprint from one country to more than 30 in Africa and Asia.Grant is a graduate of UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business and earned an MPA from Princeton University. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Abraham Vergheseis Professor and Vice Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The founding director of the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, he is the author ofMy Own Country,a 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist and aTimeBest Book of the Year;The Tennis Partner,aNew York TimesNotable Book; and, most recently, the critically acclaimed novelCutting for Stone,which was a national bestseller.A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, his essays and short stories have appeared inThe New Yorker,TheNew York Times,TheAtlantic Monthly, Esquire, Granta,TheWall Street Journal,and elsewhere. In 2016 Verghese received a National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He lives in Palo Alto, California.
