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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003430b.htm person Hamlin Elinor Catherine AC AM AACR2 24 January 1924 2020 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Hamlin Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Obstetrician Gynaecologist Catherine Hamlin and her husband Reg, both obstetricians and gynaecologists, moved from Australia in 1958, to set up a school of midwifery for nurses at the Princess Tsehai hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They pioneered work to assist and eliminate obstetric fistula, and over the following six decades established the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital. Their work was recognised internationally when Reg was awarded an OBE in 1965, when Catherine was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 1983, and when Reg was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1989. After Reg died in 1993, Catherine continued to develop the services, training and the Hospital. Her on-going work was recognised internationally, she was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1995, and was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1999 and 2014. She founded and was patron of The Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation, an independent charity established to raise funds and awareness for Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, and to eradicate obstetric fistula. 1947 1948 Career position - House Surgeon at St Joseph's and St George's Hospitals 1948 1953 Career position - Senior Resident Medical Officer, Crown Street Women's Hospital, Sydney 1959 1975 Career position - Consulting Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Princess Tsahai Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1971 1971 Award - Haile Selassie Humanitarian Prize 1974 1974 Career position - Co-founder of the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1974 1992 Career position - Assistant Medical Director, Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 26 Jan 1983 26 Jan 1983 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to gynaecology in developing countries particularly in the field of fistula surgery and for humanitarian service to improving the health dignity and self-esteem of women in Ethiopia 1984 1984 Award - ANZAC Peace Prize 1987 1987 Award - Gold Medal of Merit, Order St Gregory the Great, received from Pope John Paul 1989 1989 Award - Honorary Gold Medal, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1992 1992 Award - Distinguished Service Awards from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1993 1997 Career position - Medical Director at the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1995 1995 Award - Paul Harris Fellowship, Rotary International 26 Jan 1995 26 Jan 1995 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for service to gynaecology in developing countries particularly in the field of fistula surgery and for humanitarian service to improving the health dignity and self-esteem of women in Ethiopia 1998 1998 Award - Rotary International Award for World Understanding 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for long and outstanding service to international development in Africa 2004 2004 Award - National Living Treasure of Australia

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 'Hamlin, Elinor Catherine', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hamlin, Elinor Catherine Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Gynaecologist named 'a National Living Treasure of Australia' [Obituary: Catherine Hamlin 1924 - 2020] Veitch, Harriet; Barlass, Tim Gynaecologist named 'a National Living Treasure of Australia' [Obituary: Catherine Hamlin 1924 - 2020] 2020 The Age Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001