Polio rehabilitation Abenet Aberra Butajira “My parents told me that I fell down at the age of 3 and became physically disabled. I couldn’t walk and I used my knees for any movement and could not go to school easily like my friends. In 2001, thanks to Grarbet, I had my surgery and was able […]
Bizuwork Wolde-Amanuel,
Eye care Bizuwork Wolde-Amanuel, 73, Addis Ababa “I lost my vision in both my eyes in a period of six months. Blindness took away my active life of attending to my daily needs and interacting with my family. After a doctor in Grarbet in Zeway operated my left eye, my vision was restored. I cried […]
Aklilu Kinfe
Ear care Aklilu Kinfe 43, Butajira town “I have been hearing impaired since I was a child. Despite several treatments including traditional care, I was helpless until I came to Grarbet in 2005. The morning after I was operated in my right ear, lying in the hospital bed, I heard for the first time birds […]
Ayesha Hassen
Epilepsy Ayesha Hassen, 22, Butajira “Since the age of 10, I have suffered from seizure. My parents and I believe that I got this problem around a nearby river where I was possessed by evil spirit. My parents took me to a traditional healer and he gave me an amulet (good luck charm) which […]