Addis Ababa - The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital has launched construction of college of Midwives named The Hamlin College of Midwives.
Minister of Health Dr. Tewodros Adhanom and also Dr.Catherin Hamlin, founder of the hospital, inaugurated a temporary training center built to give service till finalization of construction of the college.
The school started training with only 12 students in the first intake. The college will graduate B.sc midwives in a three year direct entry program and will take 20 students for each year, the hospital told ENA in a statement.
Dr. Tewodros awarded a medal and certificate to Dr. Hamlin for her tremendous half a century service in Ethiopia.
The hospital, established by Dr. Catherine and her husband Reginald Hamlin 50 years ago, has been constructing five fistula treatment centers in Bahir Dar, Mekelle, Yirgalem, Harar and Mettu.
The Addis Ababa Fistula hospital has already treated more than 35,000 mothers suffering from an injury resulting from long unrelieved obstructed labor during child birth, the statement said
- ENA
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