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Tag: Catherine

Catherine’s strength and grace captured by Sally Ryan

‘Catherine Hamlin is such a distinguished woman; whose manners reflect the formalities of a bygone age. Therefore, I felt I must paint her in a classic realist style after being so captivated by the beautiful paintings of the great masters I saw in the Louvre, also of a bygone era.’ In 2013, Sally Ryan’s portrait […]...

February 21st, 2019 Read More

Greatest benefit to humankind: Catherine nominated twice for Nobel Peace Prize

“For the greatest benefit to humankind.” – Alfred Nobel Nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr Catherine Hamlin has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to improving maternal healthcare for women in Ethiopia. History of the Nobel Prize   Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, scientist and entrepreneur, established the Nobel Prize through his last […]...

February 15th, 2019 Read More

A Modern-day Role Model for Women & Girls in STEM

As Dr Catherine Hamlin turns 95 years of age this month, we reflect on the path this pioneering Australian Doctor paved for women and girls all over the world. Dr Catherine and Reg Hamlin arrived in Ethiopia 60 years ago, in 1959, originally to establish a Midwifery School in the general Hospital in Addis Ababa. […]...

February 10th, 2019 Read More

A selfless friend in tough times

Doctors Catherine and Reg Hamlin became close friends to the family of Haile Selassie, Ethiopia’s last emperor. In 1974, the provisional military government of Socialist Ethiopia (the Dergue) overthrew the royal family. Ethiopia became a Marxist one-party state, with many political opponents executed or arrested without a trial. The emperor’s daughter, Princess Tenangnework, and her […]...

February 6th, 2019 Read More

Celebrating the woman who gave life to an idea

A mother to all Known as ‘Emaye’ (Amharic for ‘Mother’) to all who visit the hospital, Catherine has changed lives through the love, care and world-class treatment she has established at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia. “Everyone knows about Dr Hamlin; everybody loves Dr Hamlin; everybody is inspired by Dr Hamlin.” – Ephraim Aklilu, former staff at Desta […]...

January 25th, 2019 Read More

Catherine’s speech to graduates

A day of celebration On July 14th 2018, 20 new midwives graduated as the eighth class from the Hamlin College of Midwives. Dr Catherine Hamlin joined the students, their families, staff and patients for a day of celebration. After four years of rigorous study, the new Hamlin midwives will go on to provide quality maternal healthcare […]...

January 11th, 2019 Read More

6 ways a fistula repair contributes to a fairer world

The UN’s sustainable development goals provide a vision for a better future for all. Here’s how our work fits in. Imagine you’re a young woman who’s gone through days of labour, delivered a stillborn child, then found you’re leaking urine or faeces uncontrollably through a hole in your vagina. Every obstetric fistula is a personal […]...

September 28th, 2018 Read More

Catherine’s Lemon Drizzle Cake

Cake Recipe by Dr Catherine Hamlin Cake Prepared and Photographed by Jacki Fanto of Blissfully Sweet If you sign up to host a High Tea for Hamlin, you’ll receive three more of Team Hamlin’s favourite recipes! Find out more today at hamlin.org.au/hightea    Lemon Drizzle Cake Anything with lemons gets my vote! Be it with […]...

August 23rd, 2018 Read More

Hamlin insights: Lete

Lete and Catherine, 57 years of friendship “Lete is our Hospital’s inspiration and in her quiet and dignified Ethiopian way has helped thousands of patients who have received her loving care. Her character shines out by the life she lives and her serenity is seen by all.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin  In the first bed on […]...

July 30th, 2018 Read More

Catherine’s impact, in the words of a dear friend

One of the pioneers of the global safe motherhood campaign, Dr Barbara Kwast, has been visiting Dr Catherine Hamlin to congratulate her and the staff of the Hamlin College of Midwives on the 10 year Jubilee of her midwifery college in Addis Ababa. “It’s astonishing that Catherine has been here for nearly 60 years now, […]...

May 30th, 2018 Read More

The Saint of Addis Ababa

Click here to read Sue William’s full article, “The Saint of Addis Ababa”, from The Weekend Australian Magazine (February 3 – 4, 2018)  2019 marks Dr Catherine Hamlin’s 95th birthday and 60 years of work in Ethiopia. Celebrate the woman who gave life to an idea by donating to her birthday wish list here.  Photo: Cover […]...

February 5th, 2018 Read More