Press Release: Medical Mission Trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Press Release
Monday March 8th, 2010
Phone 404-593-6446
1496 Bailee Way S.W
Jacksonville Alabama, 36265

Dear Friends and Supporters:

Gemini Health Care Group is excited about its upcoming medical mission trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In collaboration with our partner Healing the Children, Greater Philadelphia Chapter, we will be taking twenty five health care professionals to provide service and teaching at various hospitals in Addis Ababa. The team will be staying in Addis Ababa from March 18th to the 27th, 2010. Along with the health care professionals, we will be able to donate various vitally needed medical equipments and supplies, thanks primarily to the efforts of our mission partner Healing the Children, Greater Philadelphia Chapter.

The medical team primarily consists of pediatric urology, pediatric ENT (Ear, Nose and throat), anesthesia, audiology, biomedical engineer and general pediatrics. The teams will be providing clinical service as well as teaching at the Black Lion Hospital as well as Cure Hospital. We are also excited about the prospects being able to assist the Mekanissa School for the Deaf with their needs. Even though the team will be staying in Addis for a short period, we place strong emphasis in providing educational opportunity for local health care providers as well as equipping them with the tools to meet the needs of their patients. We are very much aware of the fact that such short term medical missions are not going to address the largest health care needs in Ethiopia, but we hope it will contribute immensely toward alleviating some of these needs. Certainly, we are making every effort to put a system in place to bring vitally needed health care professionals and equipments on a continuous basis.

We would also like to invite our supporters and friends in Addis Ababa to a social and networking event on Saturday March 20th, 2010 in honor of the medical team. The event will be held at the Laphto Sports and Entertainment complex between 7PM-12AM. Finally, we would like to thank our generous donors and supporters whose contributions and support allows us to do what we do. Particularly, we would like to acknowledge the support of Sheraton Addis as well as Sity Communications for making this mission possible.

Gemini Health Care Group is a non-profit organization that was established and registered in the U.S. The primary mission of Gemini is to participate in the effort to alleviate the health care burden that is disproportionally affecting women and children in Ethiopia and other Sub-Saharan African Countries. One of our primary objectives is the establishment of the first freestanding children’s hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Along with that objective, we plan to participate in the effort to educate current and future health care providers and assist them with the tools to provide quality services to their patients. Finally, we are primarily of the mindset that such objectives can only be accomplished through collaboration. Therefore, we urge and invite other organization of similar vision and mission to partner with us to help the children of Ethiopia.

Respectfully,
Ebba K. Ebba M.D, M.P.H
Founder and President,
Gemini Health Care Group, Inc.

Attachment: Gemini Press Release Ethiopia March 2010