User:Urbourbo/Lideta Maternal and Child Health Center

Coordinates: 9°00′19″N 38°44′05″E / 9.005226°N 38.734647°E / 9.005226; 38.734647
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9°00′19″N 38°44′05″E / 9.005226°N 38.734647°E / 9.005226; 38.734647 Lideta Maternal and Child Health Center (Lideta MCH Clinic, Lideta Health Center) is a health centre for maternal health and child health in Lideta, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.

The health center was established in the 1960s and run for several years by Swedish pediatrician Dr Ulla Larsson with financing from the Swedish branch of Save the Children.

In recent years, the clinic as been supported by the Ethiopian government and Rotary International, and it is used for training of medical students from Addis Abeba University.

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  • Hofvander, Yngve (2010). 50 years of Ethio-Swedish Collaboration in child health and nutrition (PDF). Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.

Category:Organisations based in Addis Ababa Category:Hospitals in Ethiopia Category:1960s establishments in Ethiopia Category:Ethiopia–Sweden relations