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Hamlin midwives, like Dagmawit, save lives
Hamlin midwives like Dagmawit hold the key to eradicating fistula....
October 31st, 2022
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Mahlet had a safe birth thanks to a Hamlin midwife
Dagmawit was there to ensure Mahlet delivered her son safely. ...
October 31st, 2022
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Groundbreaking initiative places women’s empowerment first, as Dr Catherine Hamlin’s ‘Joy Village’ turns 20 years old.
Press release: A ground-breaking initiative in Ethiopia is aiming to empower women who have faced years of social isolation and suffering due to devastating fistula injuries, and therefore struggle to make an income independently. The Women’s Empowerment Program at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Desta Mender (founded by pioneering Australian Dr Catherine Hamlin) is training survivors of […]...
October 27th, 2022
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20 years of Desta Mender
2022 marks 20 years since Catherine established Desta Mender, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre....
October 14th, 2022
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From patient to proud businesswoman
Leyat and her husband Amarech spent all their money searching for a cure for Leyat’s obstetric fistula injuries. Her life changed when she arrived at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia. ...
October 13th, 2022
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New equipment ordered thanks to you
In September 2022, we held our first ever Giving Day to raise funds for vital medical equipment at Hamlin's regional Fistula hospitals. By 8pm, something amazing had happened. ...
October 6th, 2022
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A gift in your Will empowers families like Leyat’s
The long, obstructed labour Asmira endured during the birth of her third child caused serious obstetric fistula injuries. She and her husband spent everything in search of a cure. ...
August 23rd, 2022
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Maree is proud to leave a gift in her Will
Long-term supporter and Hamlin regular giver, Maree is proud to leave a gift in her Will to the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation....
August 23rd, 2022
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Hamlin Midwives in remote Ethiopia are critical in reducing maternal mortality rates
Hamlin Midwives in remote areas are key in preventing devastating childbirth injuries....
July 14th, 2022
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Canadian Donors Are Powering X-ray Imaging at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital
Thanks to the generosity of our Canadian supporters and KBF Canada, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray machine for the Radiology Unit at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. ...
July 14th, 2022
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Two surgeons from Afghanistan and Nepal train under Hamlin Model of Care
Dr Atia Sharif Nadi from Afghanistan and Dr Shuvechchha Dewa Shresrha from Nepal recently joined to Hamlin's Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital for six weeks of training....
July 14th, 2022
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Hamlin Impact Report: January- April 2022
Here at the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation, we have been seeing incredible progress towards the fight to end fistula....
June 6th, 2022
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