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US Doctors For Africa sent a team of volunteer medical professionals and operations staff to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – to provide much needed medical services, and conduct assessments exploring opportunities for expanded activity and contribution to health care efforts in Ethiopia. Our primary focus is on the Zewditu Memorial Hospital, one of five hospitals administered under the Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau.

US Doctors For Africa volunteer teams are working side by side with host medical staff providing much needed medical services to hospital patients, primarily to the benefit of women and children. Our medical professionals are providing lectures and training in best practices to address specific health care issues such as Mother To Child Transmission of HIV (MTCT), treatment and care of HIV+ individuals, and Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) programs. Training in Hospital Administration and Management Principles are also being provided. Our operations team in the United States is working toward securing the medical equipment and supplies necessary to expand the capacity of the Zewditu Memorial Hospital, and bring much needed medical treatment to the people of Ethiopia.

During the September mission to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, US Doctors For Africa representatives met with Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis to discuss current organizational activities in the country and explore possibilities for future collaboration with the Ethiopian Government.

Our organization is currently in the process of developing additional project opportunities identified during the mission. We will work closely with the Ethiopian Government in bringing volunteer medical professionals to the country where we will provide much needed capacity building services.