On January 24, Dr Catherine Hamlin celebrated her 93rd birthday. The sun shone as Catherine’s loyal staff threw her a birthday party in the garden of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. It was a day of celebration, laughter and cake eating! Catherine has dedicated nearly 60 years of her life to the women of Ethiopia. […]...
“If you have no leg, you can go with a crutch. If you are blind, somebody to help you around. For fistula, this is worse. Family, father, brother, mum, they can’t help but the patient themselves. This is myself, with my mother and sister, I would be ashamed, because when I get up, there might […]...
Bekelu was married at the age of 12 and pregnant by the age of 14. Her pregnancy ended with five days of painful labour. Desperate for help, her family carried her to the nearest medical centre, 40km away. At the clinic, physicians delivered her stillborn baby. They said that Bekelu was lucky to be alive. […]...
Meet Zenebe Mesfin, our hospital Chaplain. Zenebe is a member of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration team who work to help patients rebuild their confidence and return to their communities well equipped to start their lives anew. Zenebe and the team have developed a comprehensive program of patient care that they are constantly refining […]...
Thank you for your tremendous support this year in helping us work to achieve a world where childbirth injuries are a thing of the past. Without your support, these remarkable results could never have happened. We thank you and wish you a safe and happy Christmas. Carolyn Hardy, CEO, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (Australia)...
This year has been one of significant global developments. One thing that remains certain and consistent is the complete dedication of the staff, doctors and nurses at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia. We exist to ensure that the team in Ethiopia can continue its mission of eradicating obstetric fistula from Ethiopia and ensuring the health and dignity […]...
Dear friends, family and partners, Christmas greetings to you all from Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia headquarters here in Addis Ababa. Dr Catherine Hamlin, our Board, staff and management all wish you a happy, blessed and wonderful Christmas season and new year. With your help this year, we provided compassionate, loving and tender care to thousands of […]...
At Desta Mender, our residential village for long-term patients, each woman receives ongoing medical care and is empowered with the support they need to lead happy and active lives when they return home. The women here learn income-generating skills in areas such as hospitality, agriculture and handicrafts. This year, over 2,220 patients were enrolled in […]...
Renovations of the Dr Reginald Hamlin Operating Theatre at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital have been completed. The addition of a new operating room and instalment of a C-arm machine will give the team access to high quality, real-time digital imaging. This will significantly increase the surgery success rate for complex cases. In addition to […]...
This year, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s surgical excellence was recognised through a critical partnership established to launch a specialist fellowship program in Urogynecology. The Fellowship program is being conducted in collaboration with the Mekele University College of Health Sciences, St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College and the Worldwide Fistula Fund. A urogynecologist is a physician who […]...
Dr Catherine Hamlin has worked for almost 60 years to eradicate obstetric fistula in Ethiopia. She established the Hamlin College of Midwives in 2007 because she knew the only way to prevent childbirth injuries occurring in the first place was to ensure that mother’s-to-be had access to midwives. Ninety two students are currently studying at […]...
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia Australia is thrilled that one of Sydney’s new ferries will be named after Australian icon and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC. Dr Catherine Hamlin is a pioneering Australian obstetrician-gynaecologist who travelled to Ethiopia almost 60 years ago and was deeply touched when she met her first obstetric fistula patient. […]...
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