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Our vision is simple:
To eradicate obstetric fistula. Forever.

For more than six decades, Dr Catherine Hamlin and her team at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have focused on the holistic treatment of women and girls with obstetric fistulas in Ethiopia.

For over six decades, women have had their lives restored thanks to the world-renowned Hamlin Model of Care.

This best practice treatment of obstetric fistula injuries, encompassing surgical repair, rehabilitation, counselling and reintegration support, considers both the physical impact and psychological trauma of childbirth injuries.

To prevent obstetric fistulas from occurring in the first place, the Hamlin College of Midwives in Ethiopia is also training more qualified birth attendants, able to work in rural areas around the country.

Women with obstetric fistulas have suffered great trauma, but this does not need to be the end of their story. Through the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation, a leading obstetric fistula charity, we can give women back their lives. Collectively, we can eradicate fistula. Forever.

Today, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a healthcare network of over 550 Ethiopian staff servicing six hospitals, the Desta Mender rehabilitation center, the Hamlin College of Midwives, and over 90 Hamlin-supported midwifery clinics. 

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Join us for a Hamlin Ethiopian Adventure in 2024 traveling to Southern Ethiopia and visiting Hamlin fistula hospital and Midwifery Clinic in Yirgalem.
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Treat and Heal

Obstetric fistula is one of the worst things that can happen to a woman. YOU can help. Join our Hamlin Monthly Giver community.
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Healing Lives, a book by award-winning journalist Sue Williams, is available in the US. 
The book is the untold tale of Mamitu Gashe, the protégée of Dr Catherine Hamlin.
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Hamlin College of Midwives

Hamlin midwives work in rural communities to prevent fistula.
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Hamlin Model of Care

The World’s Leading Approach to Treating Obstetric Fistula
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Donate today and help us to eradicate fistula. Forever.

See the impact of your support

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70,000+
women treated
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234
midwifery graduates to date
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65+
years of continuous operation
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550+
Ethiopian staff
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Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation is fiscally sponsored by Myriad USA (formerly King Baudouin Foundation United States - KBFUS) (EIN582277856) and Myriad Canada (RCO769784893RR0001)

Photography credits to Cameron Bloom, Nigel Brennan, Mary F. Calvert, Kate Geraghty, Amber Hooper, Joni Kabana, Johannes Remling and Martha Tadesse.

Patient names have been changed to protect the identities of those we help.