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Forever.</span></h1><div id="text_block-29-433" class="ct-text-block" ><span id="span-33-433" class="ct-span" >For more than six decades, Dr Catherine Hamlin and her team at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have focused on the holistic treatment of women and girls with obstetric fistulas in Ethiopia.</span></div></div></section><section id="section-1-433" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id='inner_content-2-433' class='ct-inner-content'> <p></p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef625006b6166e33d0d2f6ed2f735235" style="color:#00667f;font-size:23px"><strong><strong>Join the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation and help restore the health and dignity of women living with obstetric fistula in Ethiopia</strong></strong></p> <p>For over six decades, women have had their lives restored thanks to the world-renowned <a href="https://catherinehamlin.org/hamlin-model-of-care/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hamlin Model of Care.</a></p> <p>This best practice treatment of <a href="https://catherinehamlin.org/what-is-obstetric-fistula/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">obstetric fistula</a> injuries, encompassing surgical repair, rehabilitation, counselling and reintegration support, considers both the physical impact and psychological trauma of childbirth injuries.</p> <p>To prevent obstetric fistulas from occurring in the first place, the <a href="https://catherinehamlin.org/hamlin-college-of-midwives/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hamlin College of Midwives</a> in Ethiopia is also training more qualified birth attendants, able to work in rural areas around the country.</p> <p>Women with obstetric fistulas have suffered great trauma, but this does not need to be the end of their story. Through the Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation, a leading obstetric fistula charity, we can give women back their lives. Collectively, we can eradicate fistula. Forever.</p> <p>Today, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a healthcare network of over 550 Ethiopian staff servicing six hospitals, the Desta Mender <a href="https://catherinehamlin.org/hamlin-model-of-care/rehabilitation/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">rehabilitation center</a>, the <a href="https://catherinehamlin.org/hamlin-college-of-midwives/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hamlin College of Midwives</a>, and over 90 Hamlin-supported midwifery clinics. </p> <section id="section-1-403" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-2-403" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-3-403" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-5-4003" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-6-4003" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-21-1084" class="ct-div-block" ><h1 id="headline-14-1084" class="ct-headline">Book the trip of a lifetime<br></h1><div id="text_block-19-1084" class="ct-text-block" ><div align="center"><span style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.2em;">Join us for a Hamlin Ethiopian Adventure in 2024 traveling to Southern Ethiopia and visiting </span><span style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.2em;">Hamlin fistula hospital and Midwifery Clinic in Yirgalem.</span><br></div></div><a id="link_button-18-1084" class="ct-link-button" href="https://catherinehamlin.org/you-can-help/hamlin-ethiopian-adventure/" >BOOK TODAY!</a></div></div></div></div><div id="div_block-4-403" class="ct-div-block" ><picture><source srcset="https://catherinehamlin.org/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/doc-root/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/HEA-hero-1500x1000-1.jpg.webp" type="image/webp"><img decoding="async" id="image-12-403" alt="Giving Tuesday donate" src="https://catherinehamlin.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/HEA-hero-1500x1000-1.jpg" class="ct-image webpexpress-processed" title="Homepage | Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation"></picture></div></div></div></section> <div style="height:40px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <section id="section-1-403" class=" ct-section" ><div class="ct-section-inner-wrap"><div id="new_columns-2-403" class="ct-new-columns" ><div id="div_block-3-403" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-5-4003" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-6-4003" class="ct-div-block" ><div id="div_block-21-1084" class="ct-div-block" ><h1 id="headline-14-1084" class="ct-headline">Treat and Heal<br></h1><div id="text_block-19-1084" class="ct-text-block" ><div align="center"><span style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.2em;">Obstetric fistula is one of the worst things that can happen to a woman. </span><span style="font-size: 1.2em; text-align: left;">YOU can help. 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