16/09/2026
Bahir Dar University Highlighted as Exemplar of French–Ethiopian Health Cooperation
We are proud to share that Bahir Dar University’s partnership with the University of Rennes—which established a reference laboratory for medical mycology in the Amhara Region—has been recognized by the Ambassade de France en Éthiopie et auprès de l'Union africaine as a successful model of international hospital and research cooperation!
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🇫🇷🇪🇹 The new edition of the International Hospital Cooperation Call for Projects (APCHI), supported by the French Ministry of Health (DGOS), is now open. Applications can be submitted until 28 September 2026 at midnight.
This initiative enables French healthcare institutions and professionals to share their expertise through international cooperation and solidarity.
French–Ethiopian health cooperation aims at promoting equitable and resilient health systems that ensure universal access to quality healthcare services, while strengthening preparedness and response to public health emergencies and the impacts of climate change through a One Health approach.
🤝 Recent examples of cooperation include:
1. Deployment of a reference laboratory for medical mycology in the Amhara Region, through a collaboration between the University of Rennes and Bahir Dar University.
2. Support for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Jimma University, through the partnership and support of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1.
3. Establishment of urogynaecology teaching programmes
For more information about the APCHI Call for Projects and application procedures, please follow this link: https://sante.gouv.fr/professionnels/gerer-un-etablissement-de-sante-medico-social/cooperations/cooperation-hospitaliere-internationale-11333/cooperation-hospitaliere-internationale