HEALTH
Many of the diseases that afflict some the poorest people on earth in Ethiopia are avoidable. In the developed world, polio is virtually eradicated but it still kills or paralyses children in Ethiopia. Fistulas – an injury sustained during childbirth which renders a woman permanently incontinent – can be easily prevented or repaired through modern surgery, but they still consign women to a lifetime of misery in Ethiopia.
Each year, our Health projects help thousands of people. We are working not just to heal people, but to prevent these terrible diseases and conditions from happening at all. We'd like to see an Ethiopia with decent healthcare that is available to everyone – with your help we can achieve this.
Supporting Ethiopiaid could help save a life or rescue somebody from a lifetime of suffering. You can explore our health projects' work using the links below.
The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital
A fistula is child birth injury that renders a woman incontinent. The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital has treated thousands of women with this condition since opening in 1975.
Addis Ababa Women's Health Centre
The medical staff at this new centre screen women for common conditions and provide an advisory service on issues including pregnancy, contraception and HIV.
The Menagesha Home
This project helps children with severe disabilities, often as a result of Polio paralysis, to walk again through corrective surgery and physiotherapy.
The House of Angels
At this hospice, nobody is turned away. The nuns here care for the most desperate people in Ethiopia who have nowhere else to go – this includes one of the country's largest orphanages for children who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDs.
Smile Ethiopia
These volunteer doctors, nurses and dentists work to repair facial deformities such as split lips and cleft palates. They also train local staff and educate the communities they work in.
Medical Missionaries of Mary
This inspirational group provides counseling and assistance for HIV/AIDs sufferers. They are able to screen for the disease using a new CD-4 blood count machine and also work hard to prevent transmission.
Black Lion Hospital
This is Addis Ababa's main teaching hospital where dedicated medical staff battle daily against terrible odds. The hospital is in desperate need of basic medical supplies and equipment – Ethiopiaid is funding the construction of a much needed new kitchen in 2007.
We also support projects which focus on education and poverty reduction initiatives. For more information, please click on the links below.