South Korean steel manufacturing company, EKOS has is offering medical service for Dukem town Located in Oromia region 37 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa where their factory is located to serve the community and discharge their corporate social responsibility.
The project of supporting the communities is jointly done with Korean Hospital based in Addis Ababa which provides high quality and advanced medical service and education.
The service started last Saturday afternoon in Dukem Health center with specialized medical doctors and nurses. Hundreds of patients obtained the service including those with Neurology cases. Doctors referred some serious cases to Korean Hospital in Addis for further treatment and covered all the costs.
The medical service will continue based on the assessments and needs of the communities and Korean Hospital.
EKOS Steel Mill Plc. is South Korean company built at a cost of 30 million USD and officially inaugurated on October 16, 2018.