
World-class surgical care
Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital provides poor
women suffering from obstetric fistula with free, specialized
medical care.
Fistula Hospital’s six resident doctors,
including co-founder Dr. Catherine Hamlin, are widely considered
the world's premier fistula surgeons and enjoy a success
rate of greater than 90%. The hospital's unique corps of
nursing aides are also credited with the high success rate
at Fistula Hospital. Their status as long-term patients
makes them more sensitive to the specialized needs of fistula
victims.
More than medicine
Having set the standard for obstetric fistula
care, Fistula Hospital is more than just a center for fistula
surgery. The stated goal of the hospital is "to provide
services for those suffering from childbirth and related
injuries, and rehabilitate them to the point where they
can be integrated back into their society with dignity and
a sense of self-worth."
The hospital does this through the provision
of clean, safe and aesthetic facilities
at their center; by providing long-term
care for women who cannot return to their villages;
and by training
surgeons to safely and effectively provide fistula repair
surgery to women suffering from childbirth injuries throughout
the developing world.
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