The drawings on these tea towels are the work of the patients at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. The drawings are printed on a square design reminiscent of the patient’s shawls.
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The new Hamlin Fistula Centre at Metu has now officially opened. Situated in the far west of Ethiopia it will service a large area.
Women coming from as far away as south Sudan are expected to arrive at the centre as news spread across the countryside that the centre can bring life changing help.
There are already over 150 women identified as needing treatment and care.
Last week, the first group of students from the Hamlin College of Midwives GRADUATED! This picture shows some of our talented graduates with current students in uniform at the graduation ceremony. All students receive their education free of charge, funded by our wonderful supporters. Thank you!
Click here to hear the recent interview of Mark Bennet, CEO Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital and Solomon Abebe, Hamlin College of Midwives, by Richard Aedy on the ABC Radio National’s Life Matters at the UN Conference on Global Health held in Melbourne.
It is more than 50 years since Dr Catherine Hamlin AC and her late husband, Dr Reg Hamlin OBE, arrived in Ethiopia and started their pioneering work helping the destitute women who suffer from obstetric fistula.
The mission of the Hamlins and the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, which they founded, has been far ahead of its time in regard to women’s health in Africa.
Lighting a Candle is a new film which documents the breadth and scope of the Hospital’s treatment and preventative work. It depicts for the first time the Hospital’s regional outreach program, its midwifery prevention strategy and the skills training conducted at Desta Mender.
The audience sees the new hope restored to these women’s lives, the training of rural midwives and the inspiring holistic approach that is setting new benchmarks for women’s health issues in Africa.
The Fund is currently making arrangements for the distribution and screening of Lighting a Candle in Australia and further details will be posted on the website as arrangements are finalised.
Director: Steven Salgo
Producer: Dina Volaric
Director of Photography: Susan Lumsdon
Editor: Susan Lumsdon
Composer: David Roberts
Sound Recordists: Gavin Marsh and Kerrie Moore
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