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Catherine's gift: stories of hope from the hospital by the river

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Since 1959 Dr Catherine Hamlin has worked in Ethiopia. With her husband Reg, she pioneered surgery for the condition called 'fistula' - an injury incurred during obstructive labour, resulting in uncontrollable incontinence. Fistula sufferers are outcasts in society. The techniques the Hamlins developed have helped tens of thousands to lead normal lives. Catherine's gift follows the fate of some of the women who come to her in hope of a cure. It shows the day-to-day experiences of her incredible staff, many of them former patients, and the tireless work of Dr Hamlin herself. Catherine Hamlin is still operating, though now in her late eighties.
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