A Warm Welcome to Kick Off Our Cardiac Mission
We couldn’t have asked for a more heartfelt welcome. From the moment we arrived, the local team, patients, and community have embraced us with open arms and endless hospitality.
This mission is about more than surgery,it’s about connection, compassion, and coming together to change lives. We’re grateful to be here and ready to get to work.
#CardiacMission
#HealingTogether
Tazma a sign of healthy heart
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We couldn’t have asked for a more heartfelt welcome. From the moment we arrived, the local team, patients, and community have embraced us with open arms and endless hospitality.
This mission is about more than surgery,it’s about connection, compassion, and coming together to change lives. We’re grateful to be here and ready to get to work.
#CardiacMission
#HealingTogether
Tazma a sign of healthy heart
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Dr. Yishak Suga, a Breast and Endocrine surgeon at SPHMMC, has been awarded "The best senior award" by the General surgery graduates of 2025
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Dr. Kirubel Abebe, a Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon at SPHMMC, has been awarded "The best senior award" by the General surgery graduates of 2025
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Introspection into our own house: Do Our Private Practices Reflect Our Public Health Demands?
In the past couple of weeks, the calls to reform healthcare systems are growing louder than they were in past years. We rightly demand improvements in public sector funding, efficiency, and particularly, the fair treatment and dignified working conditions of health personnel. Burnout, undervaluation, and systemic barriers are common targets of our critique.
But this outward advocacy necessitates an inward look. Amidst our demands on the public system, a fundamental question that calls for introspection arises: Do our own actions align with our words?
This question is particularly pertinent for health professionals who own or manage private healthcare facilities, especially considering the significant and growing private health sector in Ethiopia. Furthermore, this query cuts straight to the core, exposing an uncomfortable truth summarized by the principle: We cannot credibly demand what we do not demonstrate. Criticizing public institutions while replicating similar detrimental practices within our own private spheres erodes our moral authority and weakens the entire movement for change.
This isn't a marginal issue to be ignored but is essential to the system's functioning and reform, as the private health sector is becoming a vital cornerstone of Ethiopia’s health system. With approximately 27% of facilities being privately owned, handling a quarter of outpatient and a fifth of inpatient visits, and absorbing over one-third of national health spending, these practices wield significant influence. They are central, not peripheral, to the nation's healthcare reality and its potential transformation. This position grants both immense responsibility and a unique opportunity.
The real test of leadership, therefore, lies within the walls of these private facilities. It moves beyond critique to active creation. Instead of only highlighting public sector flaws, the opportunity is to build miniature models of the desired system. This involves an honest self-assessment:
✓ Does the workplace culture we cultivate genuinely embody the respect, fairness, and support we demand elsewhere?
✓ Do our staff benefit from sustainable workloads, fair compensation, tangible opportunities for growth, and meaningful recognition?
Answering these questions honestly, and more importantly, acting upon them, determines whether private practices merely echo systemic problems or become beacons of possibility. When a private clinic commits to these principles, it does more than improve its own function; it serves as a living example, demonstrating practical, scalable solutions. It provides tangible proof that better conditions are achievable, lending powerful, practice-based evidence to broader advocacy efforts.
Conversely, neglecting these internal standards while demanding external change creates a damaging disconnect, rendering advocacy hollow. The fight for a better health system requires coherence. It demands that we bridge the gap between our public pronouncements and our private practices. For health professionals leading private facilities in Ethiopia, embracing this challenge isn't just an ethical imperative; it's a chance to genuinely lead the way.
Ultimately, the health professionals working throughout the private sector – physicians, nurses, technicians, support staff, and administrators alike – are the ones who determine if these facilities truly embody the principles advocated externally.
While leadership sets direction, it is the daily actions, the commitment to respectful collaboration, the upholding of ethical standards, and the courage to voice concerns constructively from all team members that transform a workplace into a genuine 'living example.' Demonstrating integrity within the private sphere is therefore not just a top-down mandate; it's a shared professional responsibility crucial for lending credibility and power to the collective call for a better health system for everyone.
Dr. Abdi Kedir
@HakimEthio
In the past couple of weeks, the calls to reform healthcare systems are growing louder than they were in past years. We rightly demand improvements in public sector funding, efficiency, and particularly, the fair treatment and dignified working conditions of health personnel. Burnout, undervaluation, and systemic barriers are common targets of our critique.
But this outward advocacy necessitates an inward look. Amidst our demands on the public system, a fundamental question that calls for introspection arises: Do our own actions align with our words?
This question is particularly pertinent for health professionals who own or manage private healthcare facilities, especially considering the significant and growing private health sector in Ethiopia. Furthermore, this query cuts straight to the core, exposing an uncomfortable truth summarized by the principle: We cannot credibly demand what we do not demonstrate. Criticizing public institutions while replicating similar detrimental practices within our own private spheres erodes our moral authority and weakens the entire movement for change.
This isn't a marginal issue to be ignored but is essential to the system's functioning and reform, as the private health sector is becoming a vital cornerstone of Ethiopia’s health system. With approximately 27% of facilities being privately owned, handling a quarter of outpatient and a fifth of inpatient visits, and absorbing over one-third of national health spending, these practices wield significant influence. They are central, not peripheral, to the nation's healthcare reality and its potential transformation. This position grants both immense responsibility and a unique opportunity.
The real test of leadership, therefore, lies within the walls of these private facilities. It moves beyond critique to active creation. Instead of only highlighting public sector flaws, the opportunity is to build miniature models of the desired system. This involves an honest self-assessment:
✓ Does the workplace culture we cultivate genuinely embody the respect, fairness, and support we demand elsewhere?
✓ Do our staff benefit from sustainable workloads, fair compensation, tangible opportunities for growth, and meaningful recognition?
Answering these questions honestly, and more importantly, acting upon them, determines whether private practices merely echo systemic problems or become beacons of possibility. When a private clinic commits to these principles, it does more than improve its own function; it serves as a living example, demonstrating practical, scalable solutions. It provides tangible proof that better conditions are achievable, lending powerful, practice-based evidence to broader advocacy efforts.
Conversely, neglecting these internal standards while demanding external change creates a damaging disconnect, rendering advocacy hollow. The fight for a better health system requires coherence. It demands that we bridge the gap between our public pronouncements and our private practices. For health professionals leading private facilities in Ethiopia, embracing this challenge isn't just an ethical imperative; it's a chance to genuinely lead the way.
Ultimately, the health professionals working throughout the private sector – physicians, nurses, technicians, support staff, and administrators alike – are the ones who determine if these facilities truly embody the principles advocated externally.
While leadership sets direction, it is the daily actions, the commitment to respectful collaboration, the upholding of ethical standards, and the courage to voice concerns constructively from all team members that transform a workplace into a genuine 'living example.' Demonstrating integrity within the private sphere is therefore not just a top-down mandate; it's a shared professional responsibility crucial for lending credibility and power to the collective call for a better health system for everyone.
Dr. Abdi Kedir
@HakimEthio