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Eradicating fistula… one cuppa at a time!

2019 saw the Hamlin community embrace the High Tea for Hamlin initiative in a brand new way with the introduction of the Hamlin Sister Circle. Hamlin supporters devised engaging fundraising initiatives and created incredible high tea experiences; bringing colleagues, friends and family together for one cause: eradicating obstetric fistula, forever. Making a difference over tea […]...

November 29th, 2019 Read More

New Students Realising Catherine’s Dream

The 2019/20 academic year at the Hamlin College of Midwives has begun, with the College welcoming returning students and a new batch of 24 first-year students eager to begin their Bachelor of Science (Midwifery). Opened by Dr Catherine Hamlin in 2007, the Hamlin College of Midwives is the realisation of a long-held dream of Catherine […]...

November 22nd, 2019 Read More

Embarking on the Adventure of a Lifetime

Did you know that you can travel to Ethiopia and make a difference in the lives of vulnerable women at the same time? The Hamlin Ethiopian Adventure truly is the trip of a lifetime, giving supporters the opportunity to see the life’s work of Dr Catherine Hamlin and her team first-hand. An emotional experience When […]...

November 15th, 2019 Read More

A Human Touch

Dr Catherine Hamlin‘s stature in Ethiopian society is the result of her incredible devotion to her patients. Catherine’s commitment to her patients saw her devote her life to the eradication of obstetric fistula. For 61 years she has raised the public’s awareness of the plight of women suffering from fistula, as well as treating – […]...

November 15th, 2019 Read More

Inspired to serve: Dr Biniyam Sirak

At 39 years of age, Dr Biniyam Sirak is one of the youngest surgeons at Hamlin’s Yirgalem Fistula Hospital. Inspired by Dr Catherine Hamlin‘s altruism, Biniyam is one of the most passionate members of Team Hamlin. Like so many talented Ethiopians, Biniyam was drawn to working with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia because of its commitment to […]...

November 8th, 2019 Read More

Training Midwives to Prevent Fistula

In 1959, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin travelled to Ethiopia for the first time. They had accepted a post advertised in the Lancet Medical Journal calling for doctors to work as obstetrician-gynaecologists and set up a midwifery school on a three-year contract with the Ethiopian government. That initial three-year contract would become their life’s mission. […]...

November 8th, 2019 Read More

Quentin and Catherine: Two Inspirational Australians

When the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce met Dr Catherine Hamlin AC in March 2009, it sparked the beginning of a beautiful friendship based on mutual respect and admiration. Leaders in their respective fields, these two Australian women have been inspirations to thousands over the years – and inspirations to one another. Their friendship has seen […]...

November 1st, 2019 Read More

Resilience Personified: Carrying On After Reg’s Death

Partners in life and in work, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin’s commitment to one another and to the most vulnerable women in Ethiopia was the foundation of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Their 45 year partnership changed the lives of thousands of Ethiopian women when they pioneered a new surgical technique is fistula repair surgery. […]...

October 25th, 2019 Read More

A Runaway Success: Physios Supporting Hamlin

Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin pioneered the surgical technique to treat the most horrific childbirth injury, obstetric fistula.  This best practice pre-operative and post-operative care, championed by Catherine and her team, incorporates treatment, rehabilitation and reintegration. This world-class treatment has drawn global attention of physiotherapists and other allied health professionals. For the staff at AJ […]...

October 18th, 2019 Read More

Sentimental journey

Click here to read Steve Meacham’s full article, “Sentimental journey with pictures of hope”, from The Sydney Morning Herald (October 15, 2019). Photos: Kate Geraghty, Renee Nowytarger  To learn more about Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation’s bi-annual trips to Ethiopia, click here. To purchase Wendy Sharpe’s limited-edition art prints and support Dr Catherine Hamlin’s work, click […]...

October 16th, 2019 Read More

When Catherine Won the Alternative Nobel Prize

Dr Catherine Hamlin has dedicated her life to ensuring that women are able to access quality maternal healthcare and deliver a baby safely. Over her 60 years in Ethiopia, she has helped over 60,000 women receive free obstetric fistula repair surgeries. In providing these surgeries, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have been able to restore dignity to […]...

September 27th, 2019 Read More

Fistula-Free After Seven Years of Struggle

While many obstetric fistula sufferers can be cured with a single surgery at a Hamlin Hospital, sometimes it is not enough to heal every woman. Some women require multiple surgeries and many  cannot return to their communities or live independently. That’s why in 2002 Dr Catherine Hamlin founded Desta Mender (‘Joy Village’), a recovery centre […]...

September 23rd, 2019 Read More