Somali regional state gets 80m birr built hospital  

Addis Ababa, November 23, 2020 (FBC) –Deputy Chief Administrator of Somali regional state, Mustefe Mohammed, inaugurated the Gashamo hospital which was built in Jerer zone at a cost of 80 million birr.

Speaking on the occasion, Mustefe said the hospital would help to provide health care services to residents of 5 woredas in the zone and reduce maternal death at delivery.

Deputy head of the regional health bureau, Dr Shermarkie, said the construction of the hospital is important to improve the family planning services of low-income members of the community.

The health facility could give services to close to 800,000 residents in the areas. Close to 12 hospitals in the regional state are currently undergoing expansion projects with close to 1 billion birr, he added.