In February 2020 we held our first international workshop of the COMBAT AMR in Africa Network titled "Global threat yet local problem - antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa" at the Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine in Asella, Ethiopia.
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Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine
The Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine (HITM) was founded in cooperation with the Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) on the Campus of the Medical Faculty in Asella (Ethiopia). In December 2014, the Campus in Asella separated from ASTU and a new university was founded. The successful cooperation that was started with ASTU now continues with the newly founded Arsi University. As part of the Clinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases in Düsseldorf, Germany the institute pursues a long-lasting partnership for medical training and high quality medical research in the field of infectious diseases and tropical medicine. The institute was built with a generous donation from Mr Wolfgang Hirsch (Duesseldorf, Germany). Equipment and maintenance is also mostly financed by donations. The institute was officially opened on October 16th, 2013.
The Hirsch Institute in January 2021 
Staff of the Hirsch Institute 2021
Arsi University Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital
The Asella Teaching and Referral Hospital was founded in 1964 and is now part of the newly founded Arsi University and its College of Health Sciences. As a tertiary hospital, it serves as a referral hospital for the Arsi Zone, providing healthcare for its more than 3.5 million inhabitants. Specialised departments include the Emergency Room, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics & Fistula Unit Surgery, and Ophthalmology. Recently, an intensive care unit has been established.
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The Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine (2019) by Dieter Häussinger
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Hirsch Institute of Tropical Medicine
P.O. Box 04
Asella, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 223 318 270
Fax: +251 223 318 271
Mail: WHITM-Asella@med.uni-duesseldorf.de