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.