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Comfort and Care Upon Arrival

For almost two decades, Almaz, a nurse aide, has been welcoming women at the start of their healing journey. 

When patients arrive at Hamlinโ€™s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, she is there to offer kindness and reassurance: โ€œThey are often very distressed. However, when I translate for them in their own language, it feels as though they have already begun to heal.โ€ 

Almaz believes the gift of a Comfort Package has a profound meaning: โ€œIt symbolises warmth and care. This small gesture can have a significant impact on their emotional wellbeing during a challenging time.โ€ย 

For Almaz, the most rewarding part is seeing women return to health โ€” something you help make possible. ย ย 

Your generosity gives women the strength and hope to begin their healing journey. Thank you for making this possible.ย 

By the time they leave, they are filled with hope and happiness. Itโ€™s truly heartwarming to witness their recovery and new beginnings.

  • Almaz, nurse aide
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Hamlin Fistula NZ is committed to providing ongoing support for fistula surgery and for the preventive work of the midwives. The hospital in Addis Ababa has become a centre of excellence to which doctors from other countries come to learn and master the specialist skills of fistula surgery.

Photography credits to Mary F. Calvert, Kate Geraghty, Amber Hooper, Joni Kabana, Joli Wescombe, Natasha Meyer and Martha Tadesse.