Catherine Hamlin: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing doctor dies

Dr Catherine Hamlin, a gynaecologist considered a national hero in Ethiopia and indeed celebrated all over the world, has died at the age of 96.

Dr Hamlin devoted her life to treating women suffering from the effects of obstetric fistula, a devastating injury, a hole in the birth canal, sustained in childbirth. Originally from Australia, she moved to Ethiopia with her husband 60 years ago and together they founded a fistula hospital in the capital.

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(Photo: Australian Dr Catherine Hamlin with staff and cured fistula patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They sing and clap during the 'dance of joy' - a ritual celebration, on the eve of the women returning home cured. Credit: Geraghty/Fairfax Media/Getty Images)