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Heartfelt thanks to our Hamlin Regular Givers

Thank you  We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our Regular Givers. Every month you contribute to Dr Catherine Hamlin’s fight to eradicate fistula. Forever. You are the backbone of our organisation, helping keep the doors of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s hospitals open and increasing the reach of Catherine’s work to […]...

July 8th, 2019 Read More

25 Midwifery Students on the Cusp of Graduation

The Final Hurdle This month saw 25 Hamlin midwifery students complete their final clinical placements, as they ready for their graduation with a Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) from the Hamlin College of Midwives on 14th July 2019. This was the final hurdle in four years of study and hard work for the students . In […]...

June 27th, 2019 Read More

Enatanesh: One of 60,000 Stories

Sixty years ago, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin travelled to Ethiopia for what was meant to be a three-year post. When they arrived they found thousands of women suffering from devastating fistula injuries. They knew they could never turn their back on these women. This was a turning point for maternal health in Ethiopia. Since […]...

June 27th, 2019 Read More

Restoring Dignity and Hope with Rehabilitation

Read this wonderful article written by the Australian Physiotherapy Association about Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s physiotherapy program for fistula patients. First published on June 3, 2019 in the APA InMotion Publication, by Melissa Mitchell. Read about Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s latest Physiotherapy Project here. Restoring Dignity and Hope with Rehabilitation Physiotherapy rehabilitation is a critical element in […]...

June 17th, 2019 Read More

The Plot of Land by the River

A horse, Armenian elders, a letter to the Emperor and a serendipitous donation – this is what it took for Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin to purchase the land needed to build the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. The Hamlins’ dedication motivated them to go above and beyond for vulnerable women who had been traumatised and […]...

June 17th, 2019 Read More

Fetenech’s New Lease on Life

In the 60 years since she first arrived in Ethiopia, Dr Catherine Hamlin and her team have treated over 60,000 women to repair their fistula injuries; the healing however, does not end there. Central to the Hamlin Model of Care is the provision of compassionate and complete care through rehabilitation. Fetenech’s story proves the power […]...

June 3rd, 2019 Read More

Meet Eyerus, a Senior Hamlin Midwife

Eyerus is 26 years old who, as the senior midwife at the Hamlin-supported midwifery clinic at the Birakat government health centre, is supporting women in her community and helping to prevent obstetric fistula. A bright start An outstanding student at high school, Eyerus was awarded a scholarship to study at the Hamlin College of Midwives in 2012. […]...

May 31st, 2019 Read More

Ethiopia Celebrates Catherine’s 60 years

On Wednesday 29th May, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia celebrated Dr Catherine Hamlin’s 60 years of life-changing work in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew visited the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital to recognise Catherine’s lifetime of dedication to the women of Ethiopia. During the ceremony, a statue was inaugurated in honour […]...

May 31st, 2019 Read More

A Game-Changing Project

Asmere is 20 years old. She is pregnant with her second child and has an appointment at the Hamlin Midwifery Clinic at Ambesame – the closest clinic to her home. Today she will for the first time experience a prenatal service that is inaccessible to most women in regional Ethiopia: an ultrasound. Asmere has been […]...

May 27th, 2019 Read More

Blood Was Scarcer than Gold

Dr Catherine Hamlin has spent 60 years transforming women’s lives in Ethiopia. In the early days of working as an obstetrician in a developing country, this was certainly not without its challenges! The ingenuity of Catherine and her late husband Reg to overcome these obstacles demonstrated their dedication to help the most vulnerable women of […]...

May 24th, 2019 Read More

Mamitu’s Interview with BBC Radio

Mamitu Gashe, lifelong friend and colleague of Dr Catherine Hamlin, recently gave a moving interview with BBC Radio, shedding light on her extraordinary journey and life at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. In the interview, she tells of her extraordinary journey and transformation from fistula patient to fistula surgeon. Listen below: A Journey of Hope […]...

May 22nd, 2019 Read More

Transforming Lives Beyond Borders

Dr Catherine Hamlin has dedicated 60 years of her life to eradicating obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. During her time in Ethiopia, over 60,000 fistula sufferers have received life-changing treatment, and the maternal health landscape of the country has changed forever. The success of Dr Catherine Hamlin and her team in Ethiopia has encouraged the Hamlin […]...

May 17th, 2019 Read More