We have been working in Ethiopia since 1986 when we forged a working partnership with the University of Addis Ababa's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Debre Zeit, situated 30km south of Addis Ababa.

We have a busy donkey hospital to provide more extensive treatment to sick donkeys and mules. It is equipped with an operating theatre, laboratory and recovery stables. Approximately 250 donkeys are admitted each year. The hospital is also used as a training centre for donkey owners, vets and farriers.

Our hospital holds clinics twice a week and it is not unusual for our teams to see up to 1,000 donkeys in one day. Owners are also able to bring their donkeys in for emergency treatment at any time.

Two mobile clinics operate in a 150km radius of Debre Zeit, visiting donkeys and owners too far away to visit the hospital.

In the north of Ethiopia, two mobile clinics operate in a 100km radius of Bahir Dar (Amhara) and Mekele (Tigray). In the south, our most recently established mobile clinic operates in a 100km radius of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region.

In the heart of Merkato Market, Addis Ababa, a new stationary clinic is providing a source of veterinary aid to some of the hardest working equines in the country. It is also being used as a training centre for their owners.