Several major hospitals have been closed across Ethiopia amid ongoing strike announced by the Ethiopian doctors. Gondar University Specialized Hospital and Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals are among the main hospitals which have suspended all medical services.
Ethiopian health professionals working at public hospitals gave a deadline of 30 days last month to the government. They are demanding raise in salaries and other benefits. The health professionals are heavily underpaid with some getting around $80 monthly salary.
The deadline expired on May 13 this week. The health professionals went on partial strike next day. They suspended all medical services except Emergency, Intensive Care Units, Delivery and Nursery departments. However yesterday they warned that if their demands are not fulfilled, they will go on complete strike from Monday May 19, 2025.
Mekdes Daba, the Ethiopian Health Minister, last night warned health professionals against going on strike saying that the government will take legal action.
The partial strike by Ethiopian doctors has turned into full strike at some hospitals where security forces intimated and arrested them. Yonathan Getachew, the Chairman of the Ethiopian Health Professionals Association, was arrested by the security forces almost a week ago. Around 80 arrests have been made in the last one week by the security forces in this connection.
The strike call by health professionals is being implemented at hospitals situated across Ethiopia including the following:
Adama Hospital Medical College
Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital
St Peter Specialized Hospital
Yekatit 12 Specialized Hospital
Abebech Gobena maternal and child center ( MCH)
Zewditu Memorial Specialized Hospital
Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH)
St Paulos Specialized Hospital
Gondar University Specialized Hospital
Nigst Eleni Specialized Hospital Wachemo
Debre Birhan Hakim Gizaw Specialized Hospital
Dilla University Specialized Hospital
Asella Specialized Referral Hospital
Tibebe Gion Specialized Hospital
Hawassa University Specialized Hospital
Madda walabu university goba referral hospital
Wolkite University Specialized Hospital
Mizan Tepi Specialized Teaching Hospital
Wolaita sodo univerisity speciallized Hospital
Mekelle University Ayder Specialized Hospital
Debre Birhan comprehensive specialized Hospital
Menelik Hospital Ophthalmology Department
Selale University comprehensive specialised Hospital
Debre markos comprehensive specialized hospital
Aksum University comprehensive Specialized Hospital
Ghandi Memorial Hospital
Addisalem Hospital
Felege Hiwot Hospital
Akesta General Hospital
Addis Zemen Hospital
Durbete Primary Hospital
Jaldu Primary Hospital , Oromia
Injibara General Hospital
Debark General Hospital
Janamora Hospital
Dabat Hospital
Adirkay Hospital
Dessie Hospital
Metema General Hospital
Kelle Primary Hospital
Nifas Mewucha primary Hospital
Adigrat General Hospital
Wadla Primary Hospital
Dodola General Hospital
Wukro General hospital
Quiha General hospital
Delgi Primary Hospital
Boru Meda General Hospital
Suhul General Hospita
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The medical professionals Should always be priority Since They’re the only ones that Can Take care and save people Lives in their most Burnable Times .. hope that this situation Be resolved soon 🙏 for the Future of the people in Ethiopia!