I wish people like Catherine Hamlin could go on living forever, but I am certain that she has made sure to leave her life’s work in the hands of people with equal dedication and skills.
I came across her and her husband’s extraordinary work years ago when through pure chance I picked up a book called “The hospital by the river” and I was deeply moved by the unnecessary plight of these
women and the amazing change to their lives through this “simple” fistula operation.
I have admired Catherine from afar for a long time and I shall miss the pictures of her amongst her smiling, cured patients.
Barbara Maas