Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s College of Midwives is proud to announce a new international partnership with Karolinska Institutet’s Department of Women’s and Children’s Health (Sweden) and the Ethiopian Midwives Association (EMwA) – a collaboration that will strengthen maternity care for mothers and newborns across Ethiopia.
Through this partnership, Karolinska Institutet’s MIDWIZE training program will be introduced nationally through Hamlin Midwife Mentors. MIDWIZE is a practical, evidence-based program designed to improve the quality of care during labour and birth. It equips midwives and maternity care professionals with skills that reduce complications, strengthen health systems, and support more efficient and sustainable maternity services.
The program is designed for midwives, nurses, educators and policymakers committed to delivering high-quality maternal and newborn care.
Hamlin Midwife Mentors are currently being trained and coached by Karolinska Institutet achieve accreditation as MIDWIZE Ambassadors, enabling them to deliver the program to midwives across Ethiopia.
In 2026, MIDWIZE will be accredited as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program through the Ethiopian Midwives Association paving the way for rollout led by the Hamlin College of Midwives’ outstanding academic team and dedicated network of midwife mentors.
Karolinska Institutet’s Department of Women’s and Children’s Health is globally recognised for leading-edge research and education in women’s, maternal, newborn and child health. Its work spans basic science and clinical practice, translating research into improved policies and care worldwide. The department also has a strong commitment to international capacity building, including training midwives and public health professionals to improve maternal and newborn outcomes globally.
Established in 2007, the Hamlin College of Midwifery delivers undergraduate and master’s level programs accredited by Ethiopia’s National Education & Training Authority and Ministry of Health. Its graduates serve across rural Ethiopia, attending births and providing essential reproductive health services within the primary health system.
Founded in 1992, the Ethiopian Midwives Association is a national, non-profit professional body representing midwives throughout Ethiopia. EMwA works to strengthen midwifery education, practice and services, promote evidence-based care, and uphold the midwifery code of ethics — all with the goal of reducing maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality nationwide.
