Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin knew that they needed to build a life together that was fulfilling and challenging. As experienced and forward-thinking obstetrician-gynaecologists, they had both experienced working in several overseas postings, yet when a posting to work in Ethiopia was listed in the medical journal The Lancet, it was an opportunity that the […]...
Elinor ‘Catherine’ Nicholson was born in 1924 and raised in the Sydney suburb of Ryde, at The Hermitage, built by John Blaxland in 1842. One of six children of Elinor and Theodore Nicholson, she went to Frensham School in Mittagong before attending the University of Sydney and graduating from its Medical School in 1946. Courtship […]...
As Ethiopian civil, political and economic life was utterly uprooted by the Derg regime, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin tenaciously opened the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in 1975. They displayed even greater bravery and perseverance to look after friends and continue treating obstetric fistula patients throughout the horrors inflicted by the Derg during the Red […]...
Modern Ethiopian history has been greatly shaped by the upheaval of the Derg Revolution, regime and ensuing civil war of the 1970s. Throughout the turmoil, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin continued to courageously care for their obstetric fistula patients and opened the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Confusion abounds Following famine, a failure to implement significant […]...
The 2019/20 academic year at the Hamlin College of Midwives has begun, with the College welcoming returning students and a new batch of 24 first-year students eager to begin their Bachelor of Science (Midwifery). Opened by Dr Catherine Hamlin in 2007, the Hamlin College of Midwives is the realisation of a long-held dream of Catherine […]...
Dr Catherine Hamlin‘s stature in Ethiopian society is the result of her incredible devotion to her patients. Catherine’s commitment to her patients saw her devote her life to the eradication of obstetric fistula. For 61 years she has raised the public’s awareness of the plight of women suffering from fistula, as well as treating – […]...
At 39 years of age, Dr Biniyam Sirak is one of the youngest surgeons at Hamlin’s Yirgalem Fistula Hospital. Inspired by Dr Catherine Hamlin‘s altruism, Biniyam is one of the most passionate members of Team Hamlin. Like so many talented Ethiopians, Biniyam was drawn to working with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia because of its commitment to […]...
When the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce met Dr Catherine Hamlin AC in March 2009, it sparked the beginning of a beautiful friendship based on mutual respect and admiration. Leaders in their respective fields, these two Australian women have been inspirations to thousands over the years – and inspirations to one another. Their friendship has seen […]...
Partners in life and in work, Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin’s commitment to one another and to the most vulnerable women in Ethiopia was the foundation of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Their 45 year partnership changed the lives of thousands of Ethiopian women when they pioneered a new surgical technique is fistula repair surgery. […]...
Dr Catherine Hamlin has dedicated her life to ensuring that women are able to access quality maternal healthcare and deliver a baby safely. Over her 60 years in Ethiopia, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has helped over 60,000 women receive free obstetric fistula repair surgeries, restoring dignity to women who have often been ostracised by their communities, […]...
Complete and compassionate care The debilitating and often complex nature of an obstetric fistula injury requires patients to receive special and particular care by attentive medical professionals. The Hamlin Model of Care is centred on the idea of treating the patient as a whole; the fundamental respect for the patient allows Hamlin patients to rehabilitate […]...
Dr Reg Hamlin, co-founder of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, was a brilliant obstetrician-gynaecologist. His passion for medicine often lent itself to bemusing antics – yet it was this same passion that helped Reg and Catherine Hamlin establish the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital and pioneer a refined surgical technique for repairing obstetric fistula injuries. Outside the box […]...
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