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March 13, 2024
Hamlin 12 Day Supporters Tour

We are very excited to be offer the 2024 Ethiopian Tour to our valued supporters. It is such a fantastic opportunity to personally experience the lasting work of Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin, and to explore the fascinating country that they so loved.

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March 12, 2024
Meet Firomi: A senior Hamlin midwife 

Firomi Shume is one of our dedicated and passionate Hamlin midwives working to prevent fistula and maternal death.  Now 26 years old, Firomi was born and raised in Mettu, a small town in West Ethiopia where one of the five Hamlin regional hospitals is located. It was from here that she was recruited for a […]

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March 12, 2024
5 ways you can support us this year ...

In honour of Catherine’s 100th birthday, your gift can restore the life of another woman like Emnet.  It costs $2,427 for one woman to receive fistula repair surgery, holistic care, and the essential items for her recovery.  To donate any amount, please click here Partner with us in raising awareness about the crucial need for […]

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March 12, 2024
Change the life of another woman like Emnet

Paralysis is rarely something a woman in New Zealand experiences as a consequence of childbirth. Yet, in addition to losing her baby and sustaining an obstetric fistula injury, Emnet lost the use of her legs during an agonising and lengthy home birth. Emnet’s injuries were so severe that her life hung in the balance.  Falling […]

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November 20, 2023
The waiting room in Hamlin Gorche midwifery centre is near completion!

Thanks to our amazing NZ supporters, women in this remote community will now be able to live near the Hamlin Midwives until they can give birth safely. For women living in poverty in far-lying villages, transportation to a Hamlin Midwifery Centre during labour can be impossible. They have no choice but to give birth at […]

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November 20, 2023
Hamlin: A year in snapshot

This past year Hamlin Fistula has achieved more than ever! 3,580 surgeries for obstetric fistula, pelvic organ prolapse and other gynaecological conditions. 96% fistula closure rate - higher than anywhere else in Africa. 84 midwifery centres were supported by Hamlin with essential drugs and equipment, midwife salaries and mentoring. 28,159 women birthed fistula-free in the […]

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October 30, 2023
Challenging times in Tigray

We recently interviewed Hamlin Midwife Mentor Bella, who updated us on the conditions faced by our Hamlin midwives in Tigray.

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October 29, 2023
Conflict and fistula: A heart-breaking reality

An often-untold story is the impact of civil conflict and violence on childbearing women.

Please note this story contains distressing information.

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May 22, 2023
Mulu's joy at being cured after 17 years!

“Look at me now, I am the happiest woman in the world! I walk around with confidence and dignity. Now I can work and change my life.” – Mulu Obstetric fistula stole Mulu’s joy, confidence and relationships for 17 years. Today, because of you, Mulu is regaining her health, happiness and sense of self, after […]

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May 22, 2023
Hamlin Fistula New Zealand Building Project

Providing Safe Childbirth for Every Woman For many years, when Drs Reg and Catherine Hamlin sent young women home healed from the Fistula Hospital in Addis, wearing a new dress, the most important instruction the women were given was, “When you get pregnant again, before the birth, start walking to the nearest hospital.”   The Hamlins’ […]

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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.

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