“Midwifery I believe is the answer – to put a well trained midwife in every village would soon eradicate obstetric fistula.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin Hamlin Midwives play an essential role in preventing obstetric fistulas and saving the lives of hundreds of mothers and babies every year. Based in more than 50 Hamlin-supported midwifery clinics […]...
“They are all precious to me. For every patient that comes to us we try to give them all the love, care and expertise that we have to help them to get better and back to a normal life.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin The team at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s Rehabilitation and Reintegration Centre, Desta Mender, […]...
“To be able to train dedicated young doctors and midwives is marvellous for me and my loyal staff, especially as they become enthusiastic about helping these poor women. It gives me confidence that the eradication of obstetric fistula can be achieved.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin The physical and psychological consequences of obstetric fistula are both […]...
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 […]...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The world is mourning the death of renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC who died at her home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday March 18th. She was 96 years old. Pioneering Australian surgeon, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC, together with her late husband Dr Reginald Hamlin OBE, co-founded Hamlin Fistula […]...
The world is mourning the death of Australia’s most renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC, who died, age 96 at her home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday March 18th, 2020. Catherine, together with her late husband Dr Reginald Hamlin OBE, co-founded Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, a healthcare network treating women who suffer from […]...
Like the rest of the world, Ethiopia is being impacted by Coronavirus with its first case of COVID-19 confirmed on Friday, March 13, 2020. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is taking all necessary measures to protect staff, patients and students using WHO guidelines. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s fistula treatment, rehabilitation and prevention activities continue and there is no plan […]...
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 […]...
Hamlin Midwives Alumni Network (HMAN) held its first annual meeting on July 22 and 23, 2019 at the Ethiopian Red Cross Society Training Center, Addis Ababa. The Meeting was attended by more than 30 Hamlin graduated midwives, representatives of GreenLamp, members of the Hamlin College of Midwives, Senior Management Team members of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, […]...
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (HFE) under its Hamlin College of Midwives (HCM) has contributed highly skilled 25 female midwives to the country’s maternal healthcare service on July 14,, 2019 at the graduation ceremony held inside the college compound. The college has selected the students based on national standard for higher education and offered a free midwifery […]...
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 […]...
