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Addis Ababa
CHEF
to construct 11 mln. birr cardiac center
A fund raising gala night
was organized by The Children’s Heart Fund of Ethiopia (CHEF) at Addis
Ababa Hilton Hotel last Saturday to construct a cardiac center here in
the metropolis with an outlay of 11 million birr to be launched at the
beginning of next Ethiopian year.
The Addis Ababa
Administration Council has provided CHEF, an indigenous
non-governmental organization, with over 2,300 square meters of land
lease-free for the construction of the center. The business tycoon and
owner of MIDROC, Sheik Mohammud Hussien Al-amudi has donated 1.5
million birr in support of the effort put into materializing the
establishment of the center.
Over 400,000 birr has
been raised from the Good Will Social Evening event through the sale
of tickets, auction and good will pledge.
CHEF has rescued the
lives of over 550 children with heart problems through facilitating
surgical treatment at home and abroad expending over 70 million birr
over the past 13 years, it was learnt.
4.5
million private hospital constructed
A private hospital has
been constructed at a cost of over 4.5 million birr here in Addis
Ababa by Tebib Private Limited Company.
The six-storey
Ethio-Tebib Hospital, owned by Dr. Abdella Feyissa, has the capacity
of serving up to 200 patients a day and has 25 beds for inpatients. It
would deliver dermatology, ophthalmology, gynecology, surgical and
general medical services and creates 50 jobs.
The hospital was
inaugurated Sunday, July 6, 2003. It was learned that more than 400
health institutions of varying standards have gone operational in the
city over the past eight years and the establishment of these
institutions has helped the existence of the efficient medical service
backed by modern technology.
Somali,
Afar
Over
23 mln. birr embezzled
According to the Auditor
General Office of the Afar State over 23 million birr has been
embezzled from various offices, in the state. The misused money was
revealed by the audit inspection report conducted on budget
utilization of the last two years in 22 offices. It was indicated that
the money was expended in violation of appropriate financial rules and
procedures. Incomplete bid documents, procurement documents, and other
non-reconciled procurement receipts were found by the offices.
Over 208,000 birr budget
deficit was reported in 14 offices and the inspections conducted on
the interests of certain financial accounts indicated that the
financial administration was exposed to abuse.
Amhara
6.5
mln. birr agreement signed
The
Ahmara state Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission signed a
6.5 million birr aid agreements with three non –governmental
organizations (NGOs Operating in the state). The agreements were
signed with Medicine San Frontiers-Holland; Menschen fur Menschen and
the Ethiopian Kale –Hiwot Church.
The agreement with
Medicine San Frontiers –Holland provides for launching of a prevention
and control programme of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs) by the
later in Armachiho Woreda of North Gonder Zone.
The Ethiopian Kale –Hiowt
Church, on the other hand would provide feeding and medical services
as well as educational materials to 292 malnourished and destitute
children in Debre Birhane Woreda.
The commission has also
signed a 155, 000 birr grant agreement with Menschen für Menschen for
the launch of HIV /AIDS prevention and control programme in Mida
Woreda of North Shoa Zone.
Oromia
The
7th regular session of the Oromia State council has approved a 2.4
billion birr budget for the coming fiscal year. The council also
deliberated on the budget proposal and approved over1.2 billion birr
and close to 596 million birr to be allocated for the Woredas and for
the recurrent budget respectively.
Out of the total budget
of 493,970,000 birr, 45 million birr would go for the execution of
capital projects, for emergency situation and town development
activities respectively.
1.6 million birr was
allocated from the Federal Government and the balance to be covered
from foreign loans and grants
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Monday
July 21,2003
