30 October, 2020 Watch Dame Quentin Bryce and Sue Williams in conversation talking about Sue’s new book Healing Lives and their respective memories of Dr Catherine Hamlin and Mamitu Gashe. Click here to learn more about Healing Lives....
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29 October, 2020 Dr Catherine Hamlin was a woman who defended the right for every woman and girl to live a healthy and full life. She was committed to her patients, treating them with respect and love. In...
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16 October, 2020 Ruth Kennedy is a Scottish midwife who grew up in Brazil. Ruth first met Dr Catherine Hamlin in 1991. Below is the first in a series of her blogs about her experience working with Hamlin...
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23 October, 2020 Prilli Stevens was the Chief Professional Nurse in the Stoma therapy Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa; she retired in 2005. Prilli first met Dr Catherine Hamlin in 1995. Written in...
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14 October, 2020 Celebrating Hamlin Alumni and their contributions to the Hamlin Model of Care. When Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin first encountered an obstetric fistula patient, they knew women with this terrible condition required special attention. Their...
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2 October, 2020 Coffee. A part of nearly everyone’s life at least once a day, but did you know coffee is a gift from Ethiopia? Legend has it that in the 9th century goat herders noticed that their...
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17 September, 2020 Hamlin hospitals All patients arriving at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital are assessed and monitored for COVID-19. A building, separate from the main hospital, has been set up for patients to stay while this takes...
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16 September, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has placed extraordinary strain on health systems across the globe and disrupted essential maternal services. For too many women, access to potential life saving perinatal and postnatal care is a challenge as...
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15 September, 2020. Since the beginning, a movement of generous people have supported Drs Catherine and Reg Hamlin’s dream to eradicate obstetric fistula. Whether it’s leaving a gift in your will or fundraising in a creative way, because of...
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