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 […]...
The project focuses on improving access to treat fistula and uterine prolapse, and screening and referral of cervical cancer cases Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (HFE), where over 60 thousand women received free, holistic and quality service since its establishment in 1974, is a center of excellence in the treatment of obstetric fistula across the globe. It […]...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minster Dr. Abiy Ahmed inaugurated a statue built at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in honor of Dr. Catherine Hamlin and her late husband, Dr. Reginald Hamlin on May 29, 2019. The Premier on the occasion thanked Dr. Catherine Hamlin for her outstanding contribution to Ethiopia’s health sector over the past 60 years […]...
Maternity waiting area improves access to care for labor and complications of pregnancy, and building maternity waiting area is, therefore, a strategy designed for inaccessible areas to facilitate the timely movement from home to health facility by diminishing barriers that inhibit access to care such as distance, geography, time of day, infrastructure, transport, and communication […]...
Water problems also affect hospitals, and mitigating the situation is crucially important. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has recently installed additional water reservoir, with a carrying capacity of 110, 000 liters, in the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital to reduce the shortage and interruption of water in the facility. “The reservoir is large enough to significantly boost the […]...
Dr. Catherine Hamlin has won the 2018 Canadian Bikila Award in Medical Treatment and Humanitarian Services category. While receiving the award, on behalf of Dr. Catherine, in September 2018, in Toronto, Canada, Mr. Tesfaye Mamo, HFE’s A/CEO, said, “It is indeed an hour to be here and receive this distinguished award on behalf of Dr […]...
The Hamlin College of Midwives and GreenLamp collaboratively launched the “Hamlin Midwives Alumni Network” on July 28, 2018 at Elilly International Hotel, Addis Ababa. The summit was attended by more than 80 graduates of the Hamlin College of Midwives, representatives of GreenLamp, academic staff of Hamlin College of Midwives and Senior Management Team members of […]...
H.E the First Lady of Ethiopia, W/ro Zinash Tayachew, together with H.E Minister of the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Amir Aman, visited the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital on May 31, 2018. During their visit, they were most cordially welcomed by Dr. Catherine Hamlin, Hamlin Board of Trustees, Senior Management Team, staff and fistula survivors. […]...
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (HFE) held a donation reception of Dr. Taffara Deguefe’s residence on May 10, 2018. The reception was attended by Dr. Catherine Hamlin, management members, staff, Dr. Taffara’s relatives and invited guests. Speaking at the reception, Dr. Tesfaye Yacob, HFE CEO thanked Belaineh Taffara and Taitu Taffara, the late Dr. Taffara’s surviving children, […]...
Antoine’s last wish: “Sell all my paintings and send the proceeds to Ethiopia!” The late well-known Dutch painter Antoine van den Wildenberg and his wife Wies have a long history of relationship with Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, and have been loyal donors of the Hamlin Fistula Netherlands Foundation for years. In 2014, Antoine sadly passed away, […]...
Upon successfully completing their subspecialty study, the first intakes of the Urogynecology Fellowship Program, Dr Fekade Ayenachew from the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital and Dr Melaku Abriha from Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center graduated, along with the 9th batch graduates of College of Health Sciences of Mekelle University, on March 10, 2018. The ceremony was attended […]...
In recognition of the selfless efforts and world class services of the founders of the Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, the late Dr. Taffara Deguefe, first appointed Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, had an expressed intention to give to the hospital his only family residence in Addis Ababa. His only surviving children, Belaineh Taffara Deguefe […]...
