Modernization requires training and instruction: Following extensive renovation, the neonatal ward at Orotta Hospital in Asmara was able to be reoccupied in spring 2025. After the relocation, a medical mission followed, focusing particularly on training in the use of the new medical technology.
An interview with Dr. Renate Turan and Norbert Kessler on the reopening of the neonatology department in Asmara
A ten-member team of surgeons, orthopedists, anesthetists, and nurses traveled again to Tosamaganga Hospital in Tanzania in mid-February. Under the leadership of Dr. Naim Farhat, Chief Physician of Pediatric Surgery at Johanniter-Kliniken Hamm, the specialists worked in two teams and were able to provide surgical care to a total of 48 children during the 16-day mission.
Until now, there has been no possibility to treat children with cancer in Eritrea. Each year, an estimated 500 children are diagnosed with cancer there – previously without any medical care. Thanks to Archemed’s commitment and the support of the RTL Foundation, the country’s first pediatric oncology unit was opened on February 13, 2025, under the project leadership of Prof. Dr. Uta Dirksen from University Hospital Essen.
Medical care, especially in rural Afghanistan, is critical. According to the UN Humanitarian Assistance Report 2024, more than 18.1 million people in the provinces have no access to basic medical care. Against this backdrop, Archemed will continue its commitment in Afghanistan. Together with the Afghan Women’s Association (registered association), Archemed will open a mother-and-child day clinic in Kariz Mir in Kabul Province in April.
Together with “Ukraine-Hilfe Delbrück,” the association ARCHEMED – Ärzte für Kinder in Not e. V. launched the first aid convoy of 2025 to Ukraine. The relief supplies reached the cities of Lviv, Kyiv, and Kharkiv. Nine drivers covered a total of 4,700 kilometers in seven days.