Year of Establishment
1952
Year of Registration
1960
Type of Organization
Local Professional organization
Branch Offices
- Dire Dawa
- Afar
- Tigray
- Amhara
- Oromia
- Somali
- Harari
- S.N.N.P.R
- Benishangul Gumuz
- Gambella
- Wolliso - (Saint Luke Catholic Hospital
& College of Nursing)
- Wollo
- Addis Ababa
- Debube University
- Defense University
- Gonder College of Medical Science
- Jimma University
- Centralized School of Nursing in AAU
Vision of the Organization
- ENA creates a situation and explore ways
for nurses to firmly unite under the umbrella of their professional
association, benefit from nursing, provide standardized nursing
services and collaborate with the health policy makers in
Ethiopia and with the international professional organizations
such as International Council of Nurses (ICN) & Canadian
Nurses Association (CNA)
Specific Objectives
- To develop a standardized nursing service
appropriate to Ethiopia
- To organize nurses under the umbrella of
ENA so as to provide standardized nursing service to the community
- To advocate and stand for the rights of
nurses and clients through working partnership with concerned
health policy makers & others
Strategy
- Increasing membership
- Establishing network with International
Council of Nurses (ICN) and associations like Canadian Nurses
Association (CNA)
- Building the capacity of its members through
training
- Working with ministry of health and
other government and non government organizations whose objectives
are improving the health care system in Ethiopia
Activities of the Organization
- Establishing new branch associations and
increasing the membership
- Strengthening the association at the national
level
- Conduct training program and capacity building
workshops for members
- Increasing the capacity of ENA in developing
& managing projects
- Participating in various meetings, workshops
and seminars nationally & internationally on nursing,
health & gender issues
Publication
- Voice of Nurses- Biannual Magazine
Beneficiaries
- Members of the association and the public
at large
Plan of Expansion
Areas of expansion
- HIV/AIDS prevention and controlling
- To work for the realization of nursing
ethics and standardized nursing services
Address
ETHIOPIAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
Tel:251-1-655436
Fax:251-1-655501
Address: P.O. box 467
Email:ena1@telecom.net.et
Contact Address:
Kefle Ketema :Kirkos
Kebele:03
House Number:794
Contact person :Sister
Yegomawork Gossaye (President)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
