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June 20, 2025
Zeditu’s Classroom: Restoring Lives After Obstetric Fistula

Discover a week at work for Zeditu is a trainer and educator at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.

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May 14, 2025
International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

On the International Day to Eradicate Obstetric Fistula, and every day, the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation remains determined to build a fistula-free world for every woman.

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February 24, 2025
Your questions answered: cesarean section after fistula

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 […]

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January 13, 2025
2024 in review: Treatment

In FY24, a record number of 4,272 surgeries were performed at Hamlin’s fistula hospitals.

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November 18, 2024
The symbolism of the iconic Hamlin blanket

Likyelesh 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 […]

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November 14, 2023
What are the 3 main risk factors for obstetric fistula?

What are the causes of obstetric fistula? We unpack the four main causes of this debilitating childbirth injury.

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October 26, 2022
Groundbreaking initiative places women’s empowerment first, as Dr Catherine Hamlin’s ‘Joy Village’ turns 20 years old.

A ground-breaking initiative in Ethiopia is aiming to empower women who have faced years of social isolation and suffering due to devastating fistula injuries.

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July 14, 2022
Canadian Donors Are Powering X-ray Imaging at Hamlin's Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital

Thanks to the generosity of our Canadian supporters and KBF Canada, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has a new state-of-the-art digital X-ray machine for the Radiology Unit at Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital.

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