Addis Ababa :
The Ethiopian North American Health Professionals Association (ENAHPA), a body formed by Ethiopian professionals in the diaspora to promote healthcare in Ethiopia, will establish a medical zone in Addis Ababa to turn the city into a centre for medical tourism.
According to Feisel Aliyi, an official of Directorate-General of Diaspora Engagement Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ENAHPA and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have signed an agreement to develop the zone to become East Africa’s centre of excellence for cancer treatment to benefit member states of IGAD.
Cancer patients from East African countries, including Ethiopia, have been travelling to European countries and Bangkok to seek better medical treatment at a high cost.
Feisel said the establishment of the zone will reduce the need to travel and save hard currency, further noting that the centre will provide advanced medical treatment currently not available in this region.
ENAHPA has over 300 Ethiopian health professionals living in North America and Europe.
— BERNAMA-NNN-ENA
source: http://www.bernama.com / Bernama – National News Agency of Malaysia / Home> World> News / Addis Ababa – June 23rd, 2014
