Ethiopia is in the middle of a hidden crisis with almost one in four women suffering in silence - and it is not with obstetric fistula.
Elile endured unbearable pain, crushing shame and social isolation for years with advanced stage pelvic organ prolapse (POP).
“I kept my illness a secret even from my own children. I have struggled to provide food for my children. We have faced many periods of hunger.” - Elile
In Australia, POP is typically diagnosed and treated early. But in rural Ethiopia, it is often left untreated with devastating consequences - chronic pain, bleeding, infections, ulceration and in some cases, kidney damage or kidney failure
As well as treating obstetric fistula, all six Hamlin hospitals treat women with advanced stage POP – restoring their dignity and giving them back their lives.
Please give generously today to help find and treat another woman suffering in silence with advanced stage pelvic organ prolapse.
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Due to my illness, I have been experiencing severe back and chest pain, making it impossible for me to carry out my usual tasks to care for my family. I am unable to walk long distances, fetch water or carry heavy loads. I have struggled to provide food for my children.
- Elile
Dr Catherine Hamlin AC never distinguished between “worthy” or “unworthy” conditions and she never turned her back on a woman who was suffering.
Dr Catherine Hamlin stood for the underprivileged, marginalised and less favoured segments of the population, especially rural mothers. During my time with her, I saw her doing a lot for underprivileged mothers, including those with pelvic organ prolapse.
- Dr Yeshineh, gynaecologist, Hamlin’s Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital
It would bring me great joy if more women could receive the same level of treatment, support and care that I did.
- Elile
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