6 July, 2020 A message from Carolyn Hardy; Chief Executive Officer, Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation COVID-19 has changed how we live and work and it has shown us the loss that can be caused by a virus...
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July 6, 2020 Skilled midwives are the difference between life and death, the difference between healthy mothers and horrendous fistula injuries and often they are also the difference between healthy babies and those born with HIV. The Hamlin College of Midwives was established...
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July 3, 2020 Co-author of The Hospital by the River and author of Catherine’s Gift, John Little shares some of his memories of Dr Catherine Hamlin. You can purchase The Hospital by the River and the continuing story, Catherine’s...
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June 24, 2020 For years, Jallene needlessly endured the agony of obstetric fistula without any medical attention. Thanks to a new Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia initiative, Jallene was identified by Hamlin-trained health officers and taken to the Addis Ababa...
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June 22, 2020 Ayana is one of the 24 patients found in the initial phase of Hamlin’s new Patient Identification Program. Her story is one of resilience through tragedy – and finding hope. The pain of fistula Ayana...
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June 9, 2020 For too many women in Ethiopia, their poverty and geographic isolation increase the likelihood of them suffering an obstetric fistula injury. Geographic remoteness is a barrier to the care that fistula patients need, causing thousands...
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June 9, 2020 When you donate to continue Dr Catherine Hamlin‘s work, your donation not only supports Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia‘s efforts to eradicate obstetric fistula, your donation can also reduce your taxable income and give you a tax...
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June 1, 2020 In the two months since her passing, Dr Catherine Hamlin’s work – its impact and her legacy – has been discussed at length by her supporters, humanitarians and academics. In two separate podcasts, from the...
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May 25, 2020 Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Last November, the world convened in Nairobi to celebrate the tremendous gains of the past 25 years in advancing...
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