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Hamlin’s Treatment Program: 2019

2019 has been a year of notable progress for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia. Over the past year Hamlin Fistula hospitals have continued to treat the brave and beautiful women of Ethiopia with great success. Treatment at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia – the Hamlin Model of Care Dr Catherine Hamlin’s mission of eradicating obstetric fistula forever can only […]...


Training Midwives to Prevent Fistula

In 1959, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin travelled to Ethiopia for the first time. They had accepted a post advertised in the Lancet Medical Journal calling for doctors to work as obstetrician-gynaecologists and set up a midwifery school on a three-year contract with the Ethiopian government. That initial three-year contract would become their life’s mission. […]...


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. […]...


Hayat: a Hamlin Midwife’s Journey

An outstanding student becomes an outstanding midwife For Hayat Tesfaye, the Hamlin College of Midwives is more than just a place to study midwifery – it’s a place where young students grow and make memories to last a lifetime. Hayat, a 25 year old Hamlin midwife, recalls the four years she spent at the college […]...


Hamlin Midwives Return Home to Make a Difference

Seada and Mawerdi are like any Hamlin Midwives. They are two remarkable women who work tirelessly to save lives and provide quality maternal healthcare for women with limited access to healthcare. Following the completion of their four year Bachelor of Science Degree at the Hamlin College of Midwives, Seada and Mawerdi returned home to work […]...


Maternal Deaths Decrease by 70% in Ethiopia – a Hamlin Success Story

The maternal mortality rate in Ethiopia has dropped by 70% in recent decades, according to the Ministry of Health Ethiopia (1). Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has made a significant contribution to reducing maternal deaths by increasing access to quality maternal healthcare, especially in under-serviced rural areas. Maternal mortality reducing   In 1990, the World Health Organisation […]...


Hamlin’s success in preventing fistula

Transforming maternal health in rural Ethiopia Where a midwife is often the difference between life and death, the deployment of Hamlin midwives has transformed healthcare for rural mothers in Ethiopia. Nested among the hills of Eastern Ethiopia, the Hamlin Midwifery Clinic in the Jarso Health Centre is making a profound impact on the local community. […]...


Meet our midwives

Hindiya’s story Born and raised in Kombolcha, a rural town in eastern Ethiopia, Hindiya was part of the fourth graduating class from the Hamlin College of Midwives. Soon after her graduation she was deployed to a new Hamlin Midwifery Clinic in Watar. Previously this government health centre had no trained midwives. “I am very happy […]...


Cultural celebration at the college

Celebrating nations and nationality The Hamlin College of Midwives was full of colour on December 7th last year, as staff, students and patients celebrated the Ethiopian day of Nations and Nationality. Organised by the fourth-year students, the day consisted of dancing and a display of cultural tradition and dress. “This is a time for all […]...


20 new students at the College

The Hamlin College of Midwives welcomed another 20 students in 2018 Following rigorous screening processes, the Hamlin College of Midwives welcomed another 20 young women for the 2018/19 academic year. The incoming cohort was selected from rural high schools in the four regions of Ethiopia, where midwifery skills are desperately needed. Based on the College […]...



Team Hamlin pays tribute to Sonia Fenton

Sydney businesswoman and philanthropist, Sonia Fenton, visited The Hospital By The River for the first time in 2013. During her visit, she met with Dr Hamlin, staff and patients. She was so touched by the plight of the patients and impressed by the work being done, that she made a very significant gift to the […]...