A high-level Canadian delegation led by His Excellency, Andrew Hurt, Canadian Foreign Affairs Director General, along with Nancy Bernard and his diplomatic team, visited Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences (HU-CMHS) to explore strategic, high-impact collaborations in healthcare education, clinical services, and medical research.
The delegation held fruitful discussion with the college leadership on strengthening the already established international partnership.
Dr. Zerihun Tesfaye, Corporate Director of Academic and Clinical Affairs, presented an overview of the college's extensive academic and clinical activities, setting the stage for a productive dialogue on future partnerships.
Dr. Fitsum W/Gebriel, Chief Executive Director, HU-CMHS), highlighted Hawassa University's trajectory as a premier, first-generation research university heading toward autonomy. She articulated the hospital's current quality enhancement strategic focus areas in maternal and child health, surgical care, and emergency and critical care, while highlighting the critical investment gaps required to equip this state-of-the-art infrastructure with essential, life-saving medical devices.
Building on success, Dr. Fitsum expressed deep gratitude for this high-level visit, which closely follows the recent visit of His Excellency Nicolas Siward, Ambassador of Canada to Ethiopia, and a highly successful Canadian spine surgery campaign conducted at the HU-CMHS Referral Hospital last month.
Impressed by the hospital’s advanced infrastructure most notably the automated medical gas system, Mr. Hurt commended the team's unwavering dedication and pledged to foster strategic collaborative efforts to support HU-CMHS's ongoing commitment to clinical excellence, particularly noting the profound impact of the Canadian diaspora in establishing this high-quality medical gas system.
