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’ […]

Her suitcase crammed with donated training shoes (very helpful for women who have developed a footdrop), underwear (to help hold incontinence pads in place when exercising in the gym) and socks for the cold nights, Christchurch’s Ann Johnson recently visited Hamlin Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa Ann is an experienced Women’s Health Physiotherapist who voluntarily […]

Obstetric fistula can devastate the chances of a woman having marriage and children in the future. Marriages are often broken by the tragedy of losing a first baby in childbirth. With no foreseeable prospects of physical recovery, women are often abandoned by their husbands. Miskiya and Nejat are a story of hope. Miskiya and her […]

Treat Hamlin’s hard working clinical team performed 2,584 surgeries for women with birth injuries from fistula and pelvic organ prolapse Rehabilitate 420 women received psychological and social support Equip We don’t just treat women with fistula, we empower them to return to lives of dignity. In Hamlin’s comprehensive reintegration program 1,253 women received numeracy and […]

Although 5% of women globally will experience an obstructed labour, women who do not have access medical attention, may experience an obstetric fistula.

Dr Reg and Dr Catherine Hamlin left a legacy to the world through their life’s work pioneering obstetric fistula treatment in Ethiopia. Together they perfected surgical techniques that have been recognised globally and continue to save countless lives of women and babies. Through leaving a gift in your Will, you can join us in working […]

In May, this year’s Barefoot Challengers hit the trails to raise funds and awareness for Hamlin Fistula NZ. From beach to mountain, New Zealand’s nature provided stunning backdrops and punishment for the soles. Our challenger’s efforts raised over $13,000! When a woman suffering with a fistula hears about the work of Hamlin Fistula, they are […]

Thirty-six year-old Sister Domenica is originally from South Sudan in a small town called Upper Nile, located very close to Ethiopian border. Now she is training to be a Hamlin midwife.

Hamlin Fistula has been setting the international standard in fistula care in Ethiopia for 63 years. Yet Kiwi care is lagging behind.

Training highly skilled midwives remains one of the key strategies in Hamlin’s Model of Care to prevent and eradicate obstetric fistula in Ethiopia.