• 80 Million people in Ethiopia
• 1 Doctor for every 40,000 people
• 1 Nurse for every 8,000 people
• 1 Program to deal with cancer
• 1 Cobalt Machine to serve 80 million people
• 65,000-150,000 new cancer cases each year, increasing by 5% every year
• Cancer:- Cervical: 33%, Breast: 19%, and head and neck: 17%
• Tikur Anbesa hospital can treat only 500 patients a year
• Cancer kills twice the number of people than HIV AIDS in Africa

 

 

 

"Public awareness of cancer is very low and the diagnosis of cancer is considered a death sentence. The waiting time, particularly for radio therapy is 6 months. As a result, some patients die while waiting for treatment."- Dr. Bogale Solomon, Tikur Anbesa Hospital - oncologist

Please come forward and join our vision of bringing modern day treatment, common in the USA, to patients in Ethiopia while instilling dignity, comfort and hope.