We caught up with long-standing Hamlin supporter Jane about why she supports Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation through regular donations. Thank you to Jane and to all of our Hamlin regular givers who are the backbone of our organisation, helping to keep the doors of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s hospitals open. Every month your donations have a […]...
Last week we lost one of the world’s great humanitarians, Dr Catherine Hamlin. Dr Hamlin was the co-founder of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia and a pioneer in obstetric fistula surgery. Catherine passed away peacefully at her home on the grounds of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia on Wednesday March 18th, 2020. She was 96 […]...
By Carolyn Hardy, Chief Executive Officer, Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation You can live a lifetime and not meet a saint. Catherine Hamlin was a living, breathing saint. I’ve worked in the international development sector for nearly twenty years – mostly with large, respected and well known organisations with many talented and committed colleagues. However, none […]...
After accepting the call in the Lancet Journal and deciding to work in Ethiopia, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin had to quickly get to work navigating the maternal health landscape in mid-twentieth century Ethiopia. Their adventurous spirit inspired Catherine and Reg to accept a three-year contract with the Ethiopian Government to work as obstetrician-gynaecologists and […]...
Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin knew that they needed to build a life together that was fulfilling and challenging. As experienced and forward-thinking obstetrician-gynaecologists, they had both experienced working in several overseas postings, yet when a posting to work in Ethiopia was listed in the medical journal The Lancet, it was an opportunity that the […]...
Elinor ‘Catherine’ Nicholson was born in 1924 and raised in the Sydney suburb of Ryde, at The Hermitage, built by John Blaxland in 1842. One of six children of Elinor and Theodore Nicholson, she went to Frensham School in Mittagong before attending the University of Sydney and graduating from its Medical School in 1946. Courtship […]...
COVID-19: We’re all in this together Like the rest of the world, Ethiopia is being impacted by Coronavirus. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a core contributor to Ethiopia’s health care system with a long history of training medical professionals in good health care and building expertise within the health sector. Our amazing health professionals in Ethiopia […]...
We are thrilled to announce an exciting collaboration with birdsnest! birdsnest, one of Australia’s favourite fashion retailers, is stocking Hamlin’s stunning range of Fair Trade scarves and patient-made wraps. Like us, birdsnest make it their daily goal to empower women. “It is a privilege to be able to play a small part in supporting such […]...
The Hamlin Ethiopian Adventure is the trip of a lifetime and one not easily forgotten, but don’t take our word for it. Hear from Liz, a participant on our November 2019 trip to Northern Ethiopia. My sister told me she was thinking of doing a trip to Ethiopia in November 2019 to support the Catherine Hamlin […]...
Read this wonderful article written by Aurora Prize about Dr Catherine Hamlin and her over 60 years dedicated to women in Ethiopia. A version of this was first published on February 29, 2020 on the Aurora Prize website here. Dr. Catherine Hamlin dedicated her life to fighting the stigma and suffering faced by Ethiopian women […]...
During November 2019, in the outskirts of Addis Ababa, nestled in a hive of activity and laughter, renowned Australian artist Wendy Sharpe created a series of stunning portraits, telling stories of some of the most marginalised women in the world: obstetric fistula survivors. During her visit to Ethiopia, Wendy immersed herself in the daily lives […]...
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia have recently formed a partnership to combine efforts to improve maternal health outcomes for Ethiopian women living with untreated fistula injuries. The three-year joint project will focus on improving access to fistula and uterine prolapse treatment for Ethiopian women and also reaching more women for screening and referral of […]...
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