18 March, 2021 Fatuma grew up surrounded by farms and mountains. In her small rural town of Gursum in Eastern Ethiopia, agriculture is the only source of income for families like hers. Tragically, Fatuma’s geographic isolation was also...
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4 March, 2021 Chaltu doesn’t know when her birthday is; she estimates that she is 20 years old. Unfortunately, Chaltu does know, all too well, the agony of obstetric fistula. Chaltu’s story is far too common in remote...
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4 February, 2021 Etagegn’s story is one of heartbreaking lows and hopeful highs: from a remote village near Limmu in the Oromiya Region, to the agony of obstetric fistula, to the optimism of a life restored after being...
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15 September, 2020 Buritu’s journey from the devastation of obstetric fistula to the hope of a new life after being cured at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital demonstrates the need to take preventative action to stop fistulas from...
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June 24, 2020 For years, Jallene needlessly endured the agony of obstetric fistula without any medical attention. Thanks to a new Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia initiative, Jallene was identified by Hamlin-trained health officers and taken to the Addis Ababa...
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June 22, 2020 Ayana is one of the 24 patients found in the initial phase of Hamlin’s new Patient Identification Program. Her story is one of resilience through tragedy – and her journey to finding hope. The pain...
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June 9, 2020 For too many women in Ethiopia, their poverty and geographic isolation increase the likelihood of them suffering an obstetric fistula injury. Geographic remoteness is a barrier to the care that fistula patients need, causing thousands...
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April 30, 2020 Please consider making a tax-deductible donation before June 30 to help transform the lives of women just like Semenesh, who are suffering in silence. Life before fistula School was never an option for Semenesh. The...
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April 20, 2020 Garnering international and professional recognition was never the priority for Dr Catherine Hamlin; serving some of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable women in Ethiopia was, however. The stories of the obstetric fistula patients Catherine and...
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