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FAQ: Ethio-American Doctors Group (EADG) Medical City Center Project - Addressing Public Concerns
TL;DR
EADG has invested $12 million and secured partnerships, positioning them to complete Ethiopia's first JCI-accredited hospital and gain a strategic advantage in regional healthcare leadership.
EADG completed foundation work with 1,000 concrete piles by 2020, secured architectural designs, and pursued PPP collaboration, though bureaucratic delays have stalled vertical construction.
This 300-bed medical campus will provide world-class healthcare to Ethiopians for generations, reducing medical travel and improving health outcomes through diaspora expertise and commitment.
Over 350 diaspora physicians have already invested $12 million to build Ethiopia's first JCI-accredited hospital, with foundations complete despite facing bureaucratic hurdles for years.
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EADG is a collective of over 350 Ethiopian diaspora physicians and health professionals dedicated to advancing healthcare in Ethiopia, with a commitment to build a Medical City Center featuring a 300-bed state-of-the-art hospital, nursing school, residential facilities, commercial area, and hotel for patient families.
EADG addresses concerns about whether they have the financial resources to complete the project and whether they have made progress on the allotted land for over a decade, categorically responding to both points with facts and clarity.
EADG and its members have invested over USD $12 million of their own capital into the project to date, which went toward critical early phases including the installation of about 1,000 reinforced concrete piles for the foundation by 2019.
Significant progress includes completing all architectural and engineering designs, holding a groundbreaking ceremony on April 20, 2017, installing foundation piles by 2019, and completing the entire foundation work for the hospital by October 2020.
The Medical City Center is located on a 15-hectare site in the Lemi-Kura sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which EADG leased in 2019 for the development of a full medical campus.
The 300-bed tertiary referral hospital will be Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited, and the campus will include a nursing school, residential facilities for staff, a commercial area, and a hotel for patient families.
No, EADG categorically denies this unfounded claim, stating that under Ethiopian law they had no authority to sell the leased land, nor did they ever seek to do so.
EADG has secured partnerships and pledges from reputable international institutions and other private investors, demonstrating that funding was in place for construction and equipping of the hospital.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 20, 2017, with the attendance of the former Prime Minister, His Excellency Ato Hailemariam Desalegn, after which construction formally commenced.
EADG states that misinformation of this nature has unnecessarily damaged trust in a project built on service, sacrifice, and commitment to Ethiopia's healthcare future.
Curated from 24-7 Press Release
