Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation In honour of Dr Catherine Hamlin’s ongoing, inspirational work, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (Australia) has updated its name to the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation. Dr Catherine Hamlin had an extraordinary year in 2017. She was named 2018 NSW Senior Australian of the Year. She now progresses to the National Australia Day awards, to […]...
Dr Hamlin’s work acknowledged by UNAA Last week, Dr Catherine Hamlin was awarded the United Nations Association of Australia ‘Lifework Award 2017’. The award was accepted on Catherine’s behalf by her niece and namesake Catherine II, and her nephew Philip. To mark World Humanitarian Day 2017, the UNAA Peace Program honoured exemplary Australians who have […]...
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is incredibly proud to announce that the United Nations Association of Australia is awarding Dr Catherine Hamlin with the UNAA Lifework Award 2017. History of the UNAA Established in 1946, the UNAA “endeavours to inform, inspire and engage all Australians regarding the work, goals, and values of the United Nations to create […]...
This letter will make your day! Dear Catherine Hamlin, My name is Lilianna and I am 12 years old. I live in Perth, Western Australia. At school we have to choose one of the Top 100 Australian Living Treasures, and write about them. I chose you and the more I learn about you, the more […]...
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. […]...
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. […]...
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 […]...
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