“Our purpose was united, we all wanted to support the wonderful work of Catherine Hamlin. Each day of our trip was even more amazing than the last.” – Caroline So why did I choose to travel to Ethiopia? Saying ‘yes’ is something that I have been trying out lately and it has certainly changed my […]...
David Winterbottom was appointed to the Board in February 2017. He is one of Australia’s most experienced restructuring and turnaround executives and is the Managing Partner of KordaMentha’s Sydney office. David has more than 30 years’ experience working with organisations to solve financial, operational, and strategic problems. David is a Chartered Accountant and an Official […]...
For women with more severe fistula injuries, Dr Catherine Hamlin’s Desta Mender, or ‘Joy Village’, offers them a kind of haven. The rehabilitation facility is a place where women can live in peace and harmony while they slowly regain their physical and mental health. “Most of them would love nothing more than to return to […]...
Tblets, 22, from Tigray in Ethiopia’s far north, is in her fourth and final year of training at the Hamlin College of Midwives. When she graduates, she will return to a remote area of the region, to work as a midwife, as a way of preventing fistula and other childbirth injuries. “I wanted […]...
Helping women beyond the borders of Ethiopia As well as caring for the needs of Ethiopian women with obstetric fistula injuries, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia‘s surgeons take on the role of international trainers. Surgeons from many other countries apply to enter the Fistula Training Program, seeking to develop skills they can take back to their home […]...
“An incredible trip – highlight of my entire life, and hard to put into words the sheer awe I have for Catherine and everyone involved with Hamlin both in Ethiopia and Australia.” – Mike One cold, foggy, Sunday morning in England 20 years ago, my daughter Harriet’s heart rate was dropping seriously during labour in […]...
Celebrating the women of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia Today is International Women’s Day; a day to celebrate the women who inspire us and take action to support the women who need us. The time is now, for all of us, to stand up for these women’s rights and create a healthier, happier world. Dr Catherine Hamlin […]...
I was privileged to be in Uganda last week to join the ground breaking ceremony on the site of what will be the new Terrewode Women’s Community Hospital – replicating the Hamlin Model of Care. It was a wonderful day of music, dancing and celebration by the whole community. The ceremony was attended by women […]...
A life-time of caring I was privileged to spend time with Dr Catherine Hamlin in Ethiopia recently as she was nearing her 94th birthday. Catherine first came to Ethiopia almost 60 years ago. She still remembers the warnings from the other medical staff that: “the fistula patients will break your heart”. That was at the […]...
Catherine and Reg became one of the world's greatest humanitarian couples but before that, they fell in love in Sydney. ...
Click here to read Sue William’s full article, “The Saint of Addis Ababa”, from The Weekend Australian Magazine (February 3 – 4, 2018) 2019 marks Dr Catherine Hamlin’s 95th birthday and 60 years of work in Ethiopia. Celebrate the woman who gave life to an idea by donating to her birthday wish list here. Photo: Cover […]...
Short period of postoperative bladder catheterisation effective for repair of simple urinary fistula The World Health Organisation has issued new recommendations on the length of bladder catheterisation following surgical repair of a simple obstetric urinary fistula. The WHO Guidelines are for health-care professionals, particularly fistula surgeons and nurses providing postoperative care to women after surgery for […]...
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