Catherine Hamlin

Dr. Hamlin is an Australian obstetrician and gynecologist who, with her husband, New Zealander Reginald Hamlin, co-founded the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, the world's only medical center dedicated exclusively to providing free obstetric fistula repair surgery to poor women suffering from childbirth injuries. They also co-founded an associated non-profit organization, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia. She has been recognized by the United Nations Population Fund as a pioneer in fistula surgery for her development of techniques and procedures for obstetric fistula treatment. The Hamlins, together with the hospital staff, have treated more than 55,000 women to date for obstetric fistula.