PROJECTS
A person’s well-being depends on numerous factors that go far beyond just health care. We actively involve the population, communities and local partners to ensure that all our interventions are decentralised and sustainable. Engera supports Gurage’s health care facilities in the following ways:
1. Through regular missions (doctors, nurses, midwives, medicines, protocols, training and retraining of local staff).
2. By covering the annual operating costs (personnel, medicines, medical equipment),
3. Through special projects such as improved infrastructure, a new maternity ward or a well.
Engera is committed to continuing support in line with our commitments and ensuring a sustainable model that has shown measurable results in the years we have been operating in Ethiopia.
With more substantial funding, Engera’s approach could be expanded to several other clinics in the region. This would allow for standardisation of health care, better economies of scale, and efficiencies in care and monitoring of facilities during our outreach. We can expand our work and reach a much broader population
HEALTH FACILITIES
Shebraber
Population: 30,000
Employees: 25
Patients 2023: 18,636
Vaccinations 2023: 237
Births 2023: 374
Manager: Sister Meskel
Shebraber was built in 2014 and is the newest of Engera’s centers. Thanks to a donation from an American foundation and a project of the Regione Toscana, it now serves 18,000 people across a few villages. Engera has also built a tuberculosis center attached to the main center.
Zizencho
Population: 30,000
Employees: 22
Patients 2023: 30,080
Vaccinations 2023:475
Births 2023: 445
Manager: Sister Joan
Zizencho is an isolated village on the highlands. Until recently, the village had no proper road, no electricity, and no running water. Roughly 30,000 people live in the catchment area of the center. Over the years, Engera has built a pre/postnatal ward, a tuberculosis center and a water well that provides clean water to the village.
Burat
Population: 25,000
Employees: 20
Patients 2023: 20,808
Vaccinations 2023: 597
Births 2023: 474
Manager: Sister Surabhila
Engera has supported Burat Health Center since the early days, with regular doctor and volunteer visits, supply of medicines and diagnostic tools. Over the years, Engera has also provided significant financial support for scholarships, enabling young Ethiopian women to pursue nursing careers.
Galeya Rogdha
Population: 15,000
Employees: 13
Patients 2023: 7,999
Vaccinations 2023: 104
Births 2023: 37
Manager: Sister Teresa
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The clinic in Galeya-Rogdha is one of the latest projects that Engera has undertaken. It is located in a remote village in the southwestern Shewa zone in the Oromia region. The goal is to develop it into a full-fledged health center that meets the same standards as the other health facilities we support. The clinic focuses on prevention, infant immunisation, and pre and post natal care.
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San Marco
Population: 15,000
Employees: 5
Patients 2023: 4,315
Vaccinations 2023: 3
Births 2023: 25
Manager: Sister Sara
The San Marco Health Center, run by Sister Sara and Sister Asinakeche, started operating in April 2021 thanks to full funding from World Doctors. The local community generously donated 10 hectares of land, while the government provided the electricity infrastructure. Although the center has only been in operation for a short time, over 4,300 people have already been treated in the past year and we expect these numbers to increase. Engera is preparing to send volunteers soon to support this promising project.
Getche
Population: 25,000
Employees: 14
Patients 2023: 27,693
Vaccinations 2023: 323
Births 2023: 342
Manager: Sister Hirut
In Getche, Engera did not have to build the infrastructure from scratch. It did, however, support the development of the maternity ward with improved reception facilities for pregnant women and the provision of equipment for safer pregnancy and delivery. The focus at the center has been on the training of the gynaecology and obstetrics nurses.
Maganesse
Population: 35,000
Employees: 32
Patients 2023: 25,413
Vaccinations 2023: 768
Births 2023: 782
Manager: Sister Tena
Maganesse is one of the first clinics established in the region. It is now a fully-fledged health center and is located just over 7 km from Endibir. It was founded by CUAMM (Doctors for Africa) and has developed over the years thanks to the support of various organizations. The center is excellently managed by Sister Tena. Maganesse has a structure dedicated to tuberculosis and is characterized by a large area and several buildings in traditional form (Toukul).