In January 2022, the first part of the Czech “tied financial donation” for Ethiopia was installed in the Abebech Gobena Hospital in Addis Ababa. Czech companies Linet, TSE, SMT and MZ Liberec provided medical equipment for modern delivery and neonatal ICU rooms. The representatives of MZ Liberec conducted the installation and training of the personnel at the hospital.
The Abebech Gobena Hospital, named after the founder and manager of one of the oldest Ethiopian orphanages who is also known as the Mother Theresa of Africa, is one of the biggest hospitals in the Ethiopian capital and focuses on maternal and child healthcare. The hospital was established after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in order to strengthen the capacities of the Ethiopian healthcare system. The supply of bed head units, birthing beds, children beds, infant radiator warmers, transport infant incubators and electro coagulators that forms part of the Czech official development aid was highly welcomed by the personnel of the hospital and by the representatives of the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia who appraised the high quality of the provided products.
The second part of the “tied financial donation” comprising of medical gas generating units will be installed in Ethiopia in the upcoming months.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the Czech Republic in Addis Ababa.
