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Volunteer in the spotlight: Marg

1. When did you first hear about the work of Dr Catherine Hamlin?  I first heard about the Hamlin’s’ work a very long time ago. Probably in the 1990’s. I was asked to do a talk on someone that I admired at my French group, so I chose Catherine. Then, when driving by one day, I […]...

May 25th, 2018 Read More

Volunteer in the spotlight: Bora

1. When did you first hear about the work of Dr Catherine Hamlin?  Oprah and books! Catherine’s Gift and The Hospital by the River are memoirs that inspired me just as much as they shocked with stories about this devastating injury, obstetric fistula, that affects the most marginalised of women. 2. What motivated you to start volunteering?  The Catherine […]...

May 25th, 2018 Read More

Measuring the Numbers of Untreated Obstetric Fistula

By: Dr Alison Morgan, Head, Maternal Sexual and Reproductive Health Unit, Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne Measuring the Numbers of Untreated Obstetric Fistula: The Example of Ethiopia While Ethiopia has experienced a reduction in the number of obstetric fistula cases over the last 10 years, estimating the number of women who have untreated obstetric fistula […]...

May 25th, 2018 Read More

Bigger than a birthday

Approaching my 40th birthday I was actually very apprehensive. I had the usual life questions that tend to surround these milestones and I wanted to mark the occasion in a way that would have real meaning. I toyed with the idea of a weekend away or a party but these ideas just didn’t resonate. I […]...

May 16th, 2018 Read More

From a death wish to everlasting joy

When her labour began, her family soon realised that something was terribly wrong. After four days, Aster finally gave birth but her child was dead. Aster, herself was barely alive....

May 11th, 2018 Read More

Hens for Hamlin

Two women knitting. Sixteen life-changing surgeries.  Since 2014, Denise and Thelma have knitted an array of items – from chickens to children’s socks – to raise money for the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation. What started with Denise selling a handful of papier-mâché chickens has now turned into a whole online community. Denise sells her items […]...

April 27th, 2018 Read More

Hamlin Midwives are saving lives

Welcome to the Burussa Health Centre, home to a Hamlin-supported midwifery clinic. Located in Yayo, a small, rural village in southwest Ethiopia, this clinic provides high quality maternal care for the thousands of women in the region. Burussa is a government health centre supported by Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia. When it was established in 2008, just […]...

April 16th, 2018 Read More

Latest Impact Report from FIGO

Fistula Surgeon Training Program at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia making a big impact The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) released their latest impact report yesterday on International Day for Maternal Health & Rights. FIGO works with leading health bodies around the world, including the World Health Organisation and Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to achieve our […]...

April 12th, 2018 Read More

Our Mighty Matron

Sister Wude started her nursing career 27 years ago, driven by a passion to care for the women and children in her community. Wude completed her studies in Cuba, before working in a government hospital in her hometown of Bahir Dar, in the north of Ethiopia. “I studied nursing to realise my life dream of […]...

April 12th, 2018 Read More

Say yes and work it out later

“Our purpose was united, we all wanted to support the wonderful work of Catherine Hamlin. Each day of our trip was even more amazing than the last.” – Caroline  So why did I choose to travel to Ethiopia? Saying ‘yes’ is something that I have been trying out lately and it has certainly changed my […]...

April 10th, 2018 Read More

Board profile: David Winterbottom

David Winterbottom was appointed to the Board in February 2017. He is one of Australia’s most experienced restructuring and turnaround executives and is the Managing Partner of KordaMentha’s Sydney office. David has more than 30 years’ experience working with organisations to solve financial, operational, and strategic problems. David is a Chartered Accountant and an Official […]...

March 19th, 2018 Read More

Reclaiming their lives

For women with more severe fistula injuries, Dr Catherine Hamlin’s Desta Mender, or ‘Joy Village’, offers them a kind of haven. The rehabilitation facility is a place where women can live in peace and harmony while they slowly regain their physical and mental health. “Most of them would love nothing more than to return to […]...

March 19th, 2018 Read More