Medregenet Health & Wellness in a nutshell

Medregenet health and wellness is a social program with the mission to promote and encourage proactive measures to prevent Non-communicable Diseases(NCDs) instead of reactive measures. Work began on the project in 2009 and was officially founded in 2010 E.C. The project’s main objective is to ensure that communities outside of the capital cities become part of the SDG dialogue and decision making in their community by also pursuing a healthy lifestyle.

Nowadays people from every corner of Ethiopia face a number of serious health and social issues such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and even depression caused by physical inactivity and poor diet. An estimated 30% of all deaths in Ethiopia were due to non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease 9%, cancer 6%, chronic respiratory disease 3%, diabetes 1%, and other NCDs 11%) according to an assessment of health report by WHO(2014), and this has increased to 39% by 2016.

These statistics also show the main factors for this rate are physical inactivity and raised blood pressure. But there are not enough initiatives or proper policies being implemented to combat these issues. And outside of Addis, it gets even worse because most infrastructures are not only inadequate in providing proper equipment, guidance, and follow-ups but also are not affordable for low-income families.

Medregenet health & wellness project was established with these issues in mind and with the objective to tie the community productivity directly to the healthcare issue, supporting the community in modifying its lifestyle pattern from reactive to proactive illness prevention approach, hence minimizing huge healthcare costs, pressure on local hospitals to accommodate other patients with more serious cases.

We try to accomplish this through

• Building/setting-up standardized infrastructures needed for physical workouts (Fitness Centers)

• Providing free & affordable physical checkups and follow-ups intangible with the centers. Tests like Blood pressure, BMI, blood glucose & Rapid tests.

• Consistent educational seminars by partnering with other healthcare institutions and professionals.