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. […]...
When Aye was pregnant with her first child, she went into labour at home with no trained birth attendant to help. After four days of obstructed labour her baby had still not arrived....
Amaresh was full of joy to become a mother. But when she went into labour, something went wrong. At the end of the first day, her baby had not arrived. ...
Eshe dreamed of a big family but suffered multiple miscarriages. During her tenth pregnancy she had a very difficult labour. She laboured at home for three days....
Alemtsehay laboured at home for seven days. On the seventh day she could not push anymore and was unable to move her legs. Exhausted, she blacked out....
The team in Australia received a vibrant letter from Dr Hamlin last week. Now 92, Catherine still lives on the grounds of the hospital in Addis Ababa. We’d like to share some of her words with you… We have just welcomed our CEO back from his visit to Australia. He came on Monday morning for […]...
One of the worst things that can happen to a woman in rural Ethiopia is to have an obstructed labour and suffer an obstetric fistula. These women become ostracised and are pushed to the edge of their society, socially isolated and often forgotten and invisible. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has a very clear goal – to […]...
The physical consequences of an obstetric fistula are debilitating. The treatment that patients need often goes beyond the repair of the fistula itself. Sometimes their bladder is completely destroyed and sometimes their rectum and urethra are damaged. Patients who have lived with their injuries for many years can also have extensive scarring which makes their […]...
North Shore Private Hospital in Sydney has joined forces with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to give maternity patients some very special gifts. New mums in the VIP suites receive a hand-carved soapstone heart from the Hamlin store in their gift hamper. These beautiful Fair Trade stones are made in Kenya, with proceeds supporting our work in […]...
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