We started
giving services to patients in our first cancer home that was opened on 14th of
November, 2009 in Addis Ababa. Residents of the center are people who have
traveled hundreds of kilometers away from their home seeking treatment at the
Black Lion hospital where the only cancer ward is available within the whole
country. These patients don't have the means to take care of
themselves in terms of accommodation, food and support during their stay
in Addis. We give priorities to women and children.
Currently, our cancer home has a
limited capacity of hosting up to 15 patients and some additional people who
accompany them. We provide nutritious food, a comfortable place to rest
and care, so that their body is prepared to accept the treatment and beat cancer. It
has two full-time ... Read more We started
giving services to patients in our first cancer home that was opened on 14th of
November, 2009 in Addis Ababa. Residents of the center are people who have
traveled hundreds of kilometers away from their home seeking treatment at the
Black Lion hospital where the only cancer ward is available within the whole
country. These patients don't have the means to take care of
themselves in terms of accommodation, food and support during their stay
in Addis. We give priorities to women and children.
Currently, our cancer home has a
limited capacity of hosting up to 15 patients and some additional people who
accompany them. We provide nutritious food, a comfortable place to rest
and care, so that their body is prepared to accept the treatment and beat cancer. It
has two full-time nurses caring for our the patients, two
cooks and guards providing the necessary security for the home
around the clock. We take our pride in enabling our residents beat cancer
and seeing them leave the center in full recovery.
Even though we are trying our best to
help as many as we can, the number of people who need such help is
overwhelming. Right now, our capacity is limited and with more help, we
hope to reach out to more of those who need our support.
Shelter,
care, and support to poor cancer patients in our cancer home
Provide shelter to poor cancer patients that
do not have accommodation while taking their treatments and would have stayed
on the street otherwise.
Provide nutritious food to patients to enable
fast recovery from treatment side effects.
Provide counselling and social support to
patients.
Raising
awareness of cancer and treatment possibilities
Raising awareness through Facebook and other
media outlets
Preparing printable information package for
patients.
Teams:-
Grom Moges, Founder and Manager
Brikti Tekle, Deputy Manager, responsible for managing the office.
Sister
Debrework Teshome, Nurse,
responsible for patients handling, following-up their treatment and appointment
in Black Lion Hospital
