The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, founded by Drs. Reginald and Catherine Hamlin, provides care for women with childbirth injuries and has done so since 1974. It is located in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. It is the only hospital of its kind in the world dedicated exclusively to women with obstetric fistula – a condition common in the developing world where the maternal health care is limited.
The Hamlin Fistula Hospitals are dedicated to holistically treating Ethiopian women of their injuries, rehabilitating and reintegrating them into society, and most importantly instilling in them a sense of dignity and self worth. In addition to treating women with this tragic injury, we are working diligently to prevent maternal mortality and childbirth injuries by training capable midwives to serve their communities and improve options for save deliveries for women in rural Ethiopia.
Photos by Joni Kabana {www.jonikabana.com} & Lucy Perry {Hamlin Fistula Australia}
