Mission and Vision

Health Professionals Network for Tigray (HPN4Tigray) is a nonprofit, and non-partisan organization that is committed to improving access to healthcare. The organisation aims to provide support for the unmet humanitarian needs in Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia. In November 2020, HPN4Tigray was founded by a group of doctors and other professionals in the United States in response to the human suffering caused by the ongoing war on Tigray. War, past and present, has greatly impacted and shaped the lives of all HPN4Tigray’s founding members.

Our organization is composed of a multidisciplinary team of volunteers, the majority of whom are health professionals, who are united in their belief that healthcare is a fundamental human right. We vow to support the victims of violence, illness and despair. We are committed to use our collective voice to raise awareness about the health crisis, while also mobilizing human and financial resources to rebuild and heal our communities in Tigray and beyond.

Who We Are

We are an organization composed of multidisciplinary professionals in the diaspora, many of whom are of Tigrayan origin who stand with the people of Tigray in these challenging times. HPN4Tigray consists of 10 subgroups that work in tandem with a team of doctors, institutions, and NGOs on the ground in Tigray and Sudan. To learn more about these subgroups, email us at [email protected].

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What We Do

We advocate for those in Tigray who have been deliberatly silenced and cut-off from the rest of the world due to an intentional communications blackout. We create actionable awareness about the humanitarian emergency unfolding in the region by engaging policy makers and holding informative panel discussions.
We procure and solicit life-saving medication, medical equipment, and supplies to hospitals and mobile clinics throughout Tigray.
We partner with medical institutions and NGOs throughout Tigray to fulfill HPN4Tigray’s mission to provide medical expertise and knowledge through work-in-field and telehealth.