U.S. Embassy Donates Medical Equipment

U.S. Embassy nurse Barbara Gregory presents equipment to Dr. Haile Hailemelekot

Ambassador and Mrs. McMullen with Eritrean, U.S. and UN health professionals

On June 24, U.S. Embassy personnel presented medical equipment to the Mendefera Referral Hospital. The equipment, purchased through a U.S. Embassy self-help grant, will be used in the hospital’s obstetrical/ gynecological unit, and will support the unit’s efforts in correcting obstetric fistula in local women. This donation of equipment supports the partnership between the local hospital, the Ministry of Health, the UN’s Population Fund (UNFPA), U.S. company Johnson and Johnson, and a team of U.S. physician volunteers who travel several times a year to Eritrea to perform fistula surgeries.