The hospital claimed that it had lost 32,000 square metres of land that had been donated to it eight years earlier by the Addis Abeba City Administration for the construction of specialty cancer and heart clinics, laboratories and more beds.
The hospital’s administrative administrator, Ato Uhans Woldeus, estimates that 40 billion birr will be needed to complete the expansion projects. Even though we had a plan in place and were discussing it with the Ministry of Finance, the land was grabbed.
The hospital’s administrative administrator, yohannes Woldeyus , estimates that 40 billion birr will be needed to complete the expansion projects. Even though we had a master plan to accomplish this and were discussing it with the Ministry of Finance, the land was taken while we were talking to them.
He claimed that despite needing 10 billion birr annually, the hospital’s budget is only 370 million birr.
Here, there is only one X-ray machine. There is a dearth of medical supplies. The surgical table is small. To raise money, we’re going to have a telethon. However, we must increase our budget. He proclaimed, “We’ll never be able to balance our budget with what we actually need.
Even those who need cancer surgery right away must wait for up to two years. There are just 660 available patient beds. Many patients go from rural areas. Patients from Addis Abeba also travel. If we don’t develop a second building and increase our services, we’ll have to wait in line for patients, he said.