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68 Million Birr in Medical and Food Support Provided to Tigray Health Facilities
The Reporter (Amharic) · 4 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Reporter (Amharic)
AI SUMMARY
The Ethiopian Red Cross Society has provided 68.5 million birr in food, medicines, and financial aid to conflict-affected health facilities in the Tigray region.
- The Ethiopian Red Cross Society provided 68.5 million birr worth of material and financial support to health facilities in Tigray.
- Food assistance was delivered for 1,600 people to support mothers and children receiving long-term care in hospitals, alongside organizing over 140 volunteer doctors.
- Medicines valued at over 56 million birr were supplied to six health centers with support planned to continue for the next two years.
- Out of 300 ambulances in the region, 134 are currently operating in various districts, while three were taken during the war and two are undergoing repairs.
- Ayder and Adigrat hospitals suffered severe looting during the conflict, leaving facilities lacking basic supplies and medicines for bedridden patients.
- The British government funded four vehicles loaded with food and medicine transported by the Red Cross.
- The Red Cross is active across various regions, providing drought relief, housing for displaced persons, and emergency responses nationwide.
- The society plans to raise its self-sustainability to generate 80 percent of its budget independently over the next decade through membership growth and business ventures like salt and flour factories.
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