Since the beginning of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, there has been a movement of generous people who have shared Catherine and Reg’s dream to eradicate fistula. Forever. From High Teas for Hamlin to sweating it out in fun runs to knitting chickens, some supporters have really gone the extra mile to champion the cause. Teacher with […]...
For 61 one her 96 years, Dr Catherine Hamlin has cared for the most vulnerable women in Ethiopia. For obstetric fistula patients living is isolated areas, the importance of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s five regional hospitals cannot be understated. One of the thousands of rural patients who knows the value of Hamlin’s regional hospitals is Enat. […]...
On 10th December over 100 stakeholders, advocates and dignitaries attended an advocacy event organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Ethiopian Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs, and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. With the aim of influencing public policy and the means of eliminating discrimination and gender biases, the event highlighted […]...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. Through this designation, the WHO is recognising the work of the world’s 22 million nurses and two million midwives, including the life-saving work of midwives in Ethiopia. Prevention – through the work of Hamlin Midwives – is […]...
For her 96th birthday this year, Catherine has one wish: to upgrade and stock urgently needed new equipment for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s five regional hospitals. These hospitals were created to reach and treat as many women as possible. When Australian obstetrician-gynaecologists Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin first encountered an obstetric fistula patient in 1959, they […]...
As Ethiopian civil, political and economic life was utterly uprooted by the Derg regime, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin tenaciously opened the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in 1975. They displayed even greater bravery and perseverance to look after friends and continue treating obstetric fistula patients throughout the horrors inflicted by the Derg during the Red […]...
The heartbreaking reality of an obstetric fistula injury for women in sub-Saharan Africa is that its consequences go far beyond the physical damage caused by the traumatic childbirth. For women suffering from fistula, the constant leakage of urine and/or faeces leads to inescapable stigmatisation within their communities that often results in social isolation. Due to […]...
“…we cannot achieve our goals without each other. Partnership is not an option, it is a must” – Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation and former Vice-Chair of PMNCH The Hamlin – PMNCH Partnership Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation recognises that the enormous task of eradicating obstetric fistula forever cannot be achieved […]...
Thank you for your compassion this year This year marked the 60th anniversary of Dr Catherine Hamlin’s work for the world’s most marginalised women. There are many measures of her extraordinary impact over the past six decades. The most important is the declining rate of obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. As one of the oldest and most […]...
Thank you to all our supporters who were so generous with their time and completed our recent survey. We are thrilled to share with you some key takeaways from the survey. Firstly, 75% of you said that you were very likely to recommend Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation as a charity worthy of support to a […]...
2019 has been another positive year for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration Program. This program was founded in 2002 with the goal of helping fistula survivors reclaim their dignity and lead a fulfilling life post-treatment. The program recognises the heart-breaking truth that the treatment of a woman’s physical injuries is not the end of […]...
Modern Ethiopian history has been greatly shaped by the upheaval of the Derg Revolution, regime and ensuing civil war of the 1970s. Throughout the turmoil, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin continued to courageously care for their obstetric fistula patients and opened the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Confusion abounds Following famine, a failure to implement significant […]...
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