Container arrives in Somalia
A Project Of District 9800 Rotary Club Of Footscray Inc. & Somali Regional State Of Ethiopia Jigjigs Health Center
The Rotary Club of Footscray successfully shipped off a container with 66 hospital beds and mattresses, two transfer trollies, 25 sets of crutches, 12 dialysis machines, 25 cartons of medical books, two cartons of medical bloodlines and two cartons of medical central venous to the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia Jigjiga Health Centre.
The arrival of the container prompted a press conference and was reported by the local TV news channel.
This project was initiated by our incoming President, Jama Farah who was assisted by Laurie Fisher and Bob Glindeman at Donations in Kind (DIK)
The majority of supplies went to Jigajiga where the key people were Mayor, Abdifataf Ibrahim Ismail, Aden Hirsi and Hikam Muhumed Omer.
Four of the dialysis machines went to the Harari Regional State and a certificate of appreciation has been received from the Head of the Harari Health Bureau and President of the Harari Regional State. Jama has received a phone call of appreciation form the State President.
This is a wonderful outreach. Congratulations to Jama for his initiative in setting up the program and identifying specific areas of need.