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Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia (1974- )
By: Patsy Ciardullo
| Published: Apr 13, 2015
Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a nonprofit organization that began in 1974 as a joint endeavor by Reginald and Catherine Hamlin and the Addis Ababa…
OrganizationHamlin, CatherineAddis Ababa Fistula HospitalVesicovaginal FistulaFistula
Elinor Catherine Hamlin (1924- )
By: Patsy Ciardullo
| Published: Mar 19, 2015
Elinor Catherine Hamlin founded and helped fund centers in Ethiopia to treat women affected by fistulas from obstetric complications. Obstetric…
EthiopiaAustraliaFistulaFistula, Vesico-vaginalVoluntary Health Agencies
James Marion Sims's Treatment of Vesico-Vaginal Fistula
By: Amanda Andrei
| Published: Apr 12, 2013
James Marion Sims developed a treatment for vesico-vaginal fistulas in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1840s. Vesico-vaginal fistulas were a relatively…
TechnologySpeculum (Medicine)Fistula, Vesico-vaginalSurgeryGynecology