10 December, 2020 “To send women home to experience a normal life, after all they have suffered, is the greatest reward we can have.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin Rehabilitation Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration centre, Desta Mender,...
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10 December, 2020 “My dream is for a midwife in every village of Ethiopia.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin Prevention In FY20, Hamlin Midwives continued to prevent obstetric fistula and hundreds of maternal and neonatal deaths. They also support,...
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10 December 2020 “I believe midwifery is the answer – to put a well-trained midwife in every village would eradicate obstetric fistula.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin One Hamlin Midwife: Mahlet Dedicated and passionate about improving women’s lives, Hamlin Midwife...
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10 December, 2020 “My dream is to eradicate obstetric fistula from Ethiopia. I won’t do this in my lifetime, but you can in yours.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin Treatment Obstetric fistula is a complex injury that requires...
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10 December, 2020 Thank you for your continued compassion As 2020 draws to a close, we reflect on an extraordinary year which saw the very sad passing of Dr Catherine Hamlin and the terrible impact of a global...
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8 December, 2020 Dr Biniyam Sirak is one of the surgeons at Hamlin’s Yirgalem Fistula Hospital. Biniyam was drawn to working with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia because of its commitment to caring for vulnerable women suffering with obstetric fistula....
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3 December, 2020 Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has a long history of training surgeons from around the world in best-practice fistula surgery techniques. Since the inception of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, surgeons visited Dr Catherine Hamlin to learn, and Hamlin...
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3 December, 2020 Ruth Kennedy is a Scottish midwife who grew up in Brazil. Ruth first met Dr Catherine Hamlin in 1991. Below is the second in a series of blogs about her experience working with Hamlin Fistula...
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26 November, 2020 The extraordinary medical professionals at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have made significant progress over the last few months, despite the enormous challenges they have faced. Their unwavering determination to continue Dr Catherine Hamlin’s work is an...
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