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Meet the clinical team: Dr Bitew 

Dr Bitew Abebe is the Medical Director at Hamlin’s Bahir Dar Fistula Hospital. Dr Bitew joined Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia in 2009, working as a Fistula Surgeon and Urogynaecologist....

April 8th, 2025 Read More

Meet our prevention team: Sister Marit

Sister Marit is the Vice Dean of the Hamlin College of Midwives. She plans, coordinates and monitors all academic activities to achieve quality training at the Hamlin College of Midwives. ...

April 8th, 2025 Read More

Why is prolapse different in Ethiopia?

Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Ethiopia is a very different condition to what women present with developed countries. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia Medical Director, Dr Yeshineh Demerew explained the difference. ...

September 30th, 2024 Read More

Dr. Catherine Hamlin Laid to Rest

Dr. Catherine Hamlin, founder of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, has been laid to rest at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Cemetery in Addis Ababa today, March 23, 2020. Dr. Catherine passed away peacefully at her home in the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital on March 18, 2020 at the age of 96. Dr. Catherine Hamlin, together […]...

March 26th, 2020 Read More