The German Development Cooperation and Siemens Healthineers partner up to support the Ethiopian healthcare system through ultrasound technology. The partnership is designed to provide healthcare providers with medtech equipment and to train medical and technical staff.
The German Embassy in Addis Ababa, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Siemens Healthineers today handed over ten NX2 ultrasound devices to the Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia to support the Ethiopian health system in further mitigating the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this partnership approach, Ethiopian healthcare providers receive urgently needed, versatile health technology and training for medical and technical staff to fully utilise the clinical capabilities of the ultrasound devices. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) supports the project through its programme develoPPP – a funding scheme for sustainable company initiatives.
Within Africa, Ethiopia is one country that has made significant advances in improving healthcare for its population in the past years, especially after the challenging situation posed by the pandemic.