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Welcoming Baroness Blackstone, our new Patron
Welcoming Baroness Blackstone, our new Patron We are delighted to introduce you to Hamlin Fistula UK’s new Patron, Baroness Tessa Blackstone. Baroness Blackstone is a leading advocate for…

Remembering our founder: Catherine Hamlin 1924 – 2020
Dr Catherine HamlinJanuary 24th 1924 – March 18th 2020 It is with deep sadness we share the news of the passing of Dr Catherine Hamlin,…

Rebuilding Hope: Hamlin’s Mekelle Fistula Hospital in Tigray Reopens its Doors
Rebuilding Hope: Hamlin’s Mekelle Fistula Hospital in Tigray Reopens Its Doors In the midst of adversity, hope remains. Following the end of a bitter civil…

Coming soon: Project Zero: Road Map to a Fistula-Free Ethiopia
Coming soon: Project Zero: Road Map to a Fistula-Free Ethiopia Our Project Zero team in Ethiopia invite you to save the date for the Big…

Midwifery in Metu
Midwifery in Metu – Meet Hamlin Midwife, Firomi Firomi is having a busy day. Since she and her fellow Hamlin midwife joined their rural health…

A message of hope from Hamlin’s youngest fistula surgeon
A message of hope from Hamlin’s youngest fistula surgeon Hamlin’s Metu Fistula Hospital opened its doors twelve years ago, making it the youngest of Hamlin’s…

Thank you, knitters!
Thank you, knitters! The colourful blankets that all women and girls at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s hospitals are given on their arrival have come to be…

Team Hamlin at Women Deliver conference
Team Hamlin at Women Deliver conference The Women Deliver 2023 Conference took place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 17-20 July, and we were delighted Hamlin Fistula…

Ambassadors Visit for International Women’s Day
Ambassadors Visit for International Women’s Day Over the years, Hamlin has been honoured to welcome many important visitors to our hospitals, from Princess Mary of…

Hamlin collaborates on national measles vaccination campaign to integrate search for women with fistula
Search for fistula integrated into national vaccination campaign Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia has collaborated with Ethiopia’s Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation to…

2022 Christmas Message from our CEO, Helen Marriott
2022 Christmas Message from our CEO, Helen Marriott Our founders’, the late pioneering surgeons Dr Catherine Hamlin and Dr Reg Hamlin OBE, extraordinary journey started…