People for people
We received sad news from Ethiopia today: Catherine Hamlin died yesterday at the age of 96. Dr. Hamlin and her husband founded the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in the XNUMXs, where women with birth-related fistulas from all over Ethiopia are treated free of charge. Many women from our project regions have already been treated in the Fistula Hospital. We are thinking of Dr. Hamlin's family, friends and companions. With her unprecedented commitment, she has given women in Ethiopia a better life. We bow to a wonderful, committed woman whose help has changed the world.
https://www.watoday.com.au/…/catherine-hamlin-the-saint-of-…
What are fistulas?
Birth fistulas push many women even further to the margins of society. These fistulas - quasi small tube-like connections - form during long births between the vagina and the bladder or intestine. The result: women cannot hold stool or urine, in the worst case both emerge uncontrollably through the vagina. These fistulas are triggered by the long-lasting pressure that the child exerts on the birth canal. The fact that births often last for days can be attributed to the often young age of the mothers, whose bodies have not yet developed as far. Malnutrition can also result, and traditions such as female genital mutilation also lead to long, painful births. The answers to all of these difficulties and problems are first and foremost education and education, and that of society as a whole. Pioneers in the villages also take on the task of informing their neighbors about the causes of health problems such as birth fistulas. They learn about them in courses from people for people.
Catherine Hamlin, 'Saint of Addis Ababa', this at 96
World-renowned Sydney gynecologist Dr Catherine Hamlin established treatment centers for women suffering from the debilitating effects of obstetric fistula. She died at her home on Wednesday.
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