Konjit Kassahun, Dean of the Hamlin College of Midwives, on the impact of Hamlin’s midwives and how the College is working diligently towards fulfilling Catherine’s vision....
Hamlin midwives like Dagmawit hold the key to eradicating fistula....
Dagmawit was there to ensure Mahlet delivered her son safely. ...
MEDIA 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 […]...
2022 marks 20 years since Catherine established Desta Mender, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre....
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
Long-term supporter and Hamlin regular giver, Maree is proud to leave a gift in her Will to the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation....
Hamlin Midwives in remote areas are key in preventing devastating childbirth injuries....
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. ...
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....
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