Karen Stuart went on a Hamlin Ethiopian Adventure and spoke to us about how she fundraised for her trip.

The latest impact report from Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia shows 1,793 patients visited Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s outpatient departments.

In the latest instalment of our Clinical Conversations series, Dr Tigist Tesfa, junior fistula surgeon at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Hospital, explains why Hamlin hospitals offer caesarean sections to women in their care. It is estimated that only one in four women will become pregnant after obstetric fistula repair. To protect the lives of women and their […]

When Biftu gave birth to a girl, she named her Hamlin in honour of the place where she received care and compassion.

Kelemi’s baby was stillborn and she sustained an obstetric fistula. Her life chaged at Hamlin's Harar Fistula Hospital.

Likelesh has called the hospital by the river her home for decades. Having suffered a devastating obstetric fistula injury when she was younger, she arrived at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital seeking treatment. But the love and support she found there completely changed the trajectory of her life. Born and raised in a rural village […]

In the third of our Clinical Conversations series, Tolera Adamu, Patient Identification Officer, explains how he finds women living with childbirth injuries in Ethiopia’s remote and rural communities. What is the most difficult part of your role? The challenging part is finding suspected obstetric fistula patients because there are many barriers: cultural and geographic. On […]

Hanan is proud to call herself a Hamlin Midwife. She recently graduated from the Hamlin College of Midwives with a BSc degree in Midwifery and has returned to her home state of Benishangul-Gumuz in northwestern Ethiopia. She is looking forward to serving the women in her community. We caught up with Hanan after her graduation ceremony […]