My name is Felasfa Wodajo and I am an Orthopedic Oncologist residing in Fairfax, Virginia. During a one week stay in Addis, I visited three hospitals and met health care NGOs and the Ministry of Health officials. The goal of this trip was to discover avenues where diaspora orthopedic surgeons can provide durable support for...
One of our very own, Neurosurgeon Dr. Emun Abdu, MD, is one of the Top 10 Female neurosurgeons in the world. Read more using the link below. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. https://www.ratemds.com/best-doctors/?gender=f&specialty=neurosurgeon
Recently, we have been featured on multiple international media outlets regarding our project (including BBC). This morning, NPR’s Morning Edition ran a story on the current state of healthcare in Ethiopia, including our plan to build a center of excellence hospital. It was a balanced and positive reporting overall. Key points made were: (1) the...
President George W. Bush today announced the launch of Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon in Ethiopia and Namibia, and introduced the first group of Ambassadors for the public-private partnership. President Bush and the First Ladies from the two countries made the announcements at the Investing in Our Future at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, in Washington, D.C.,...
Published on: http://www.bbc.com/, 5 August 2014 The traditional music plays and children, some dressed in Ethiopian costume, perform a traditional dance: Raising and lowering their shoulders to the beat. Like millions of other children in the United States, these American-Ethiopians are at summer camp. However, this one is about maintaining their connection with their roots...
Published on: www.allafrica.com, 8 April 2014 When El Hadji Sall left Senegal as a young man to study electrical engineering at Howard University in Washington, DC, he planned to return home upon graduation. Thirty years later Mr Sall is still in the United States and now bridges two worlds as an African and an American....
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and Ethio-American Doctors Group, Inc. (“EADG”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing to locate the … Regional Cancer Center of Excellence (“RCCE”) at the hospital and medical village complex being built by EADG in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140312/MN81586) Globally, cancer causes more death than TB, HIV/AIDS and Malaria combined (American Cancer...
