{"id":245801,"date":"2022-12-16T18:48:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/united-states-us-opens-1450000-hospital-surgery-pavilion-in-wolayita-zone-southern-nations-nationalities-and-peoples-region-snnpr?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-12-16T18:48:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T16:48:58","slug":"united-states-u-s-opens-1450000-hospital-surgery-pavilion-in-wolayita-zone-southern-nations-nationalities-and-peoples-region-snnpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/united-states-u-s-opens-1450000-hospital-surgery-pavilion-in-wolayita-zone-southern-nations-nationalities-and-peoples-region-snnpr\/","title":{"rendered":"United States (U.S.) Opens $1,450,000 Hospital Surgery Pavilion in Wolayita Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People&#8217;s Region (SNNPR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/1858ca33c6db409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/1858ca33c6db409\" alt=\"U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/1858ca33c6db409\">Download logo<\/a><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/africarc\/loganalytics?press_id=230604&amp;press_source=U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), celebrated the opening of a new surgery ward in Soddo Christian General Hospital in Soddo City, Wolayita Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People&#039;s Region (SNNPR).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Since 2018, USAID has provided Soddo Christian General Hospital with over $1.45 million (77.5 million Birr) to build a new surgery ward, purchase state-of-the-art surgical equipment, and to construct a new medical residence building for residents and faculty.&nbsp; The funding for this project is through the USAID&rsquo;s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad initiative.&nbsp; The hospital provides lifesaving care to over 20,000 Ethiopians each year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>At a ribbon cutting and grand opening for the new surgery ward, USAID\/Ethiopia Deputy Mission Director Tim Stein noted, &ldquo;USAID currently spends over 12 billion Birr each year in Ethiopia to prevent maternal and child deaths.&rdquo;&nbsp; Funding for the surgery ward is part of &ldquo;USAID&rsquo;s commitment to investing in Ethiopia&rsquo;s health system and training Ethiopian health professionals,&rdquo; said Stein.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>At the event, Hon. Tesfaye Yigezu, the vice-president of the SNNPR, and Ephrem Gebreselassie, the CEO Soddo Christian Hospital, thanked USAID for the organization&rsquo;s commitment to the Ethiopian people.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, USAID invested more than $1.6 billion USD across Ethiopia in humanitarian and development aid.&nbsp; This new project is another example of cooperation between the American people and the people of Ethiopia.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), celebrated the opening of a new surgery ward in Soddo Christian General Hospital in Soddo City, Wolayita Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People&#039;s Region (SNNPR). 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