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Yeshineh clinical conversations

Your questions answered: what is obstetric fistula?

In the first of our Clinical Conversations series, Dr Yeshineh Demerew, Medical Director and Surgeon of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, answers the most common questions about obstetric fistula. What is obstetric fistula? A fistula is an abnormal communication between two or more organs in our body that don’t normally connect, and usually takes the form of […]...

October 28th, 2024 Read More

Bizuyie finds the courage to rebuild her life after obstetric fistula

Bizuyie is still unable to talk about the time she sustained a severe obstetric fistula injury 25 years’ ago. But we know her bladder was destroyed and the nerves in her legs were damaged, leaving her with difficulty walking and the need for a cane. Living in a remote village where no one knew what […]...

October 22nd, 2024 Read More

Five books that will take you on a journey to Ethiopia

Author Jhumpa Lahiri famously said: “That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” This is fortunate for the many of us who lack either the time or funds to visit Ethiopia, but are intrigued by its people, history, culture, and landscape. For those wanting to learn more about Dr Catherine […]...

October 14th, 2024 Read More

National Nutrition Week

This National Nutrition Week, we recognise that food is not only an integral part of a woman’s holistic healing journey after the trauma of obstetric fistula at Hamlin. For our patients, it’s about feeling part of a nurtured - and nourished - community....

October 8th, 2024 Read More

World Mental Health Day

This World Mental Health Day, we're looking at the psychological impact of obstetric fistula. Nearly all patients at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital report psychological issues associated with their condition. These terrible injuries leave women trapped in a life of pain, shame, and isolation....

October 8th, 2024 Read More

International Coffee Day

On International Coffee Day, we celebrate the power and strength of coffee. Dagmawit is former fistula patient from Yirgalem and today she has her own coffee farm. ...

September 25th, 2024 Read More

Meet our Clinical Team: Dr Biniyam Sirak

Dr Biniyam Sirak is one of the surgeons and a Medical Director at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. He is also the Assistant Professor of Urogynaecology at Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital....

September 23rd, 2024 Read More