Vision

Ethiopia Healthcare Network’s mission is to provide healthcare to those without access in Ethiopia, efficiently and with greatest benefit. Our focus is healthcare for women and children because they are most vulnerable and the binding force of the community. We do this in partnership with in-country resources, charitable organizations, national and local government, religious organizations, and businesses.

EHN is fortunate to be headquartered in Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC, near the White House and blocks from the State Department, international development organizations, and a major university and medical school. EHN’s Board is an exceptional team of experts, medical doctors, individuals who were born in Ethiopia, generous patrons, well-connected professionals, and individuals with long-term experience with innovative charitable organizations.

The EHN “network” draws upon resources in the Washington area and helps them to deliver value – charity, healthcare – a continent away, in a place orders of magnitude less fortunate. Beyond leveraging DC resources, in the long term we envision EHN clinics and projects across Ethiopia networking, working together and with regional resources, NGOs, government and other organizations to provide care, alleviate suffering and improve outcomes.

In October 2009, we started our first project in Addis Ababa. Our project is currently serving more than 200 beneficiaries per month at LeAlem Higher Clinic. We anticipate serving more patients each month during the balance of 2010 and, starting next year, expanding our program to additional locations in the capital and rural areas of Ethiopia.