The Go Star Trauma Unit at Jimma University Hospital

One of the most important local partners of the Go Star project and the foundation in Ethiopia is Jimma University Hospital.

Founded in 1899, Jimma University is one of the largest public universities in Ethiopia. It comprises numerous educational institutions, such as the College of Agriculture, founded in 1952, and the Jimma Institute of Health Sciences, founded in 1983. Jimma University has 2,600 faculty members and approximately 42,000 students. The university is the first in the country to pursue an innovative approach by orienting its teaching toward society and ensuring that the curriculum is practice-oriented. Jimma University has its own hospital, which serves as both the referral hospital for southwestern Ethiopia and a training center for medical personnel.

Thanks to your donations, the «Go Star Trauma Unit» facility has been expanded in recent years as a newly constructed wing of the clinic. The facility includes two fully functional operating rooms, in which nine open-heart surgeries have already been successfully performed to date.

Thanks to your donations, the “GO STAR Trauma Unit” infrastructure at Jimma University Hospital has been expanded in recent years. The infrastructure includes two fully functional operating rooms, where nine open-heart surgeries have already been successfully performed to date.

In addition, the hospital wing serves as a model of excellence that has already raised the quality standards for the entire hospital. Donations have already made it possible to implement the following valuable measures:

• A modern infrastructure that meets all hygiene standards
• A waiting area for visitors that helps minimize the risk of infection
• Funding for an admission screening process
• Training on important hygiene regulations for staff, visitors, and patients

Ein weiterer wichtiger Pfeiler des GOSTAR-Projektes ist die Wiedereingliederung von körperlich behinderten Patienten in das Alltagsleben. Im Prosthesis and Orthesis Center (POC) – der orthopädischen Werkstätte – werden Patienten versorgt und Lehrlinge ausgebildet.

Individuell angepasst

Die Apparatur, welche zur Prothesen-Produktion verwendet wird, entspricht europäischen Standards und ermöglicht die Fabrikation von qualitativ hochstehenden Unter- und Oberschenkelprothesen, jede individuell an den Patienten angepasst.

Wiederverwertung von Material

Die Abfallprodukte aus der Prothesenherstellung werden recycelt und zur Krückenherstellung verwendet. In Zukunft möchte sich das POC-Team einer neuen Herausforderung stellen: der Produktion von Rollstühlen für je rund 150 Franken.

The Go Star Trauma Unit relies on your donations

Our facilities are constantly being expanded, improved, and equipped with urgently needed supplies. To do this, we continue to rely on your donations. Currently, we need the following, among other things:

• New sterilization equipment (autoclaves)
• Anesthesia machines
• Consumables
• First-aid carts
• Wheelchairs
• Patient beds

Funding for the construction and maintenance of the new hospital wing is only possible thanks to additional donations. Thank you for your support!