ONE ETHIOPIAN ๐ป๐บ๐ผ๐ด๐๐น๐พ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ช๐ทโค๏ธ๐ช๐น๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐พ๐ช๐พโ๐พโค๏ธ๐ช๐น๐ช๐น๐ช๐น๐ช๐น
Itโs not a favor to Africa.
Itโs a responsibility to every person of African descent - Caribbean, American, European Africans to reconnect with their ancestry ๐๐พ๐๐พreconnect with the continent, unlock their full potential, and reclaim destiny and purpose.
#AfricasTimeHasCome
Grateful to @TheLeadCNN with @jaketapper for highlighting the work of @HeartAEthiopia and this inspiring story.
Mesfin received life-saving cardiac surgery 25 years agoโcare that came down to chance! ANDโฆ
๐ฏ Today, he is a senior cardiac perfusionist at the @MayoClinic and serves as Heart Attack Ethiopiaโs program director for Perfusion.
๐ His life shows what access can unlock.
Yet the sad reality is stark: more patients in Ethiopia are waiting for cardiac surgery today than when Mesfin was saved.
๐ฏ Across much of Africa, less than 5% of those who need cardiac surgery ever receive itโdespite the field being over 100 years old.
๐ The greatest unmet need in cardiovascular medicine is not innovation, but access!
Letโs ask the question: How many future surgeons, perfusionists, innovators, and leaders are we losingโnot to incurable disease, but to lack of access?
At HAE, we do missions to end missionsโand we will not rest until this reality changes.
@FMoHealth@WHO@cnni@BBCAfrica@CNNHeroes@wsbtv@flyethiopian@AfricanHub_@SCAI@mmamas1973@andersoncooper
Happy New Year. May this year strengthen our resolve, expand our compassion, and multiply our impact.
๐ฏ Together, let us serve boldly, lead with integrity, and leave lives better than we found them
#HappyNewYear2026
The greatest unmet need in interventional cardiology today is NOT innovationโit is access!
Our team at @HeartAEthiopia is profoundly thankful to our local physicians and nurses who rose to this challenge with excellence and courage; to the mentors from the United States and the United Kingdom; to the volunteers; and to the industry partners who believed in building more durable systems rather than offering temporary solutions.
To Allah we belong and to Him we return. This was a generation that never let the trials and tribulations they experienced change their optimism for the future. A heartfelt tribute that is worth a listen.
Every single day, @HeartAEthiopia
receives heartbreaking messages from families praying for help โ parents pleading for their children, sons and daughters fighting to save a loved one.
We see you. We feel your pain. ๐
While we cannot reach everyone at the same time, please know that we are working tirelessly โ with every ounce of strength, love, and faith โ to build something lasting.
From our devoted volunteers to our board members โ world-class cardiac specialists and deeply compassionate hearts โ we are united by one purpose:
โค๏ธ To make lifesaving heart surgery accessible for every Ethiopian, no matter where they are born.
Every hour we serve, every mile we travel, and every surgery we perform brings us closer to a future where no one loses their life because care was out of reach.
Thank you for believing in us. Thank you for standing with us.
๐ฏ Together, we are building hope โ one heartbeat at a time.
@FMoHealth@WHO@DrTedros@btaye@HenokPrecise@binalf7@fitsumaregaa@dereje_dugumaMD@Zemedeneh@ateame@MekdesDaba@DrSenait@cherinet_