Product Description

Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of childbirth injuries called obstetric fistulas. The organisation was founded by Dr Reg Hamlin OBE and Dr Catherine Hamlin AC in 1974. They were in Ethiopia to train midwives when they discovered the terrible plight of the fistula patients. Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia directs the work of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, its five regional hospitals, the Hamlin College of Midwives and Desta Mender, a farm and training centre for long term patients.