“We don’t just treat the hole in the bladder, we treat the whole patient with love and tender care, literacy and numeracy classes, a brand-new dress and money to travel home.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin The Hamlin Model of Care is the world’s leading approach to treating obstetric fistula injuries. It considers both the physical […]...
The extraordinary medical professionals at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have made significant progress over the last few months, despite the enormous challenges they have faced. ...
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has a long history of training surgeons from around the world in best-practice fistula surgery techniques. Since the inception of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, surgeons visited Dr Catherine Hamlin to learn, and Hamlin surgeons travelled abroad to other medical facilities to provide training. Since 2014, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has provided this training in […]...
The extraordinary medical professionals at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have made significant progress over the last few months, despite the enormous challenges they have faced. Their unwavering determination to continue Dr Catherine Hamlin’s work is an inspiration to all. Through the newly developed Treatment Dashboard, Hamlin’s Management and Clinical Teams are able to assess the efficacy […]...
Hamlin hospitals All patients arriving at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital are assessed and monitored for COVID-19. A building, separate from the main hospital, has been set up for patients to stay while this takes place. If no symptoms are detected, their fistula assessment and treatment is scheduled. If patients have symptoms, they will be […]...
COVID-19: We’re all in this together As the world continues to grapple with COVID-19 and its impact continues to cause significant damage to economies and societies across the world, the team at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia continue to treat fistula patients with the utmost precaution and care. Currently, every region in Ethiopia has reported positive cases […]...
Hope for her future Hamlin’s rehabilitation and reintegration program is a key part of the Hamlin Model of Care. All women undergoing treatment in a Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia hospital are assessed for their reintegration needs and have access to literacy, numeracy and vocational classes to help them once they return to their communities. One of […]...
The Hamlin Team would like to send our warmest wishes to all nurses today, on International Nurses Day. The unprecedented focus and demand on healthcare workers this year has reinforced just how vital and heroic their work is. Hamlin’s nurses practice quality nursing care, infused with compassion and respect for each patient. Nursing the world […]...
Obstetric fistula changes the lives of the women who live with it. Grief, loneliness, confusion, isolation; a life of needless suffering that leaves women with emotional and physical scars. What is obstetric fistula? Obstetric fistula is an entirely preventable child-birth injury. It is caused by prolonged unrelieved obstructed labour that can result in a hole […]...
Please consider making a tax-deductible gift here before June 30 to help finish what Catherine started. “When I die, this place will go on for many, many years until we have eradicated fistula altogether – until every woman in Ethiopia is assured of a safe delivery and a live baby.” Dr Catherine Hamlin If we […]...
COVID-19: We’re all in this together Like the rest of the world, Ethiopia is being impacted by Coronavirus. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a core contributor to Ethiopia’s health care system with a long history of training medical professionals in good health care and building expertise within the health sector. Our amazing health professionals in Ethiopia […]...
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia have recently formed a partnership to combine efforts to improve maternal health outcomes for Ethiopian women living with untreated fistula injuries. The three-year joint project will focus on improving access to fistula and uterine prolapse treatment for Ethiopian women and also reaching more women for screening and referral of […]...
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