Medical equipment valued at 1.1 million dollars has been donated to hospitals to improve neonatal healthcare across the country. In collaboration with the Centre for Applied Science, the Addis Abeba University's College of Public Health Sciences facilitated the delivery of the equipment. These projects have provided equipment, mentorship, and medical training to over 290 hospitals. The medical supplies acquired through the initiative will assist 18 hospitals in Oromia, Sidama, Amhara, Tigray, and Afar regional states. A partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Global NEST360 initiative was instrumental in donating the equipment. During the equipment handover, State Minister for Health Dereje Duguma (MD) attributed recent maternal and newborn health improvements to modern equipment availability. However, he emphasised the importance of properly using and maintaining the donated equipment. Mariamawit Asfaw, CEO of the Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health Service, acknowledged the Health Ministry's commitment to reducing infant mortality rates by improving maternal healthcare beginning pre-pregnancy stages. According to her, hospitals within the designated regional states receive the newly acquired equipment.

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