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St. Paul's is a leading public hospital and medical college in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. HISTORY
St. It was inaugurated in July 1947 and furnished with 250 beds.

Paul’s Hospital was established with the intent to help poor people who could not a ord medical expenses. The hospitals' first
location was where AtobisTera (regional bus terminal) is today. The hospital was first administered by the Ministry of Health, but the management of the hospital was later transferred to the Haile Selassie I Foundation. The foundation assigned high profile people for St. Paul Hospital Board of Directors. In 1969, the new hospital buildings were constructed in the Gulele area, in Addis Ababa, its present site. The hospital had the capacity to admit 400 inpatients and 300 outpatients. During that time, the hospitals staff consisted of nine medical doctors and 18 nurses. A nursing college building was constructed at the back of the main hospital building. According to the Ministry of Planning, in 1969/70, St. Paul’s was one of the seven institutions in the country giving training in nursing. There was a building on the hospital’s premises designed to accommodate staff members. The German Evangelical Church financed 75 percent of the cost of the building’s construction while the rest of the cost was covered by welfare organizations within the country, such as the National Lottery Administration, which gave nearly one million birr. According to documents from the Haile Selassie I Foundation, the Emperor himself had given 33,000 sqm plot of land in addition to over 6,000,000 birr. Moreover, he gave a lot of money that he received as a gift on his 75th birthday. After serving the nation only as a hospital for 60 years, St. Paul’s opened a medical college during the Ethiopian Millennium celebration in 2007. So, the Ministry of Health named it “St.Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC). It was established through the decree of the Council of Ministers in 2010, although the medical school opened in 2007. The college curriculum is very different from the traditional medical schools. It is the country’s first undergraduate integrated modular curriculum medical education. Within a decade, the college stretched to postgraduate and sub specialty programs. The college has more than 2,500 clinical, academic and admin staff. While the inpatient capacity is 700 beds, more than 2,000 outpatient and emergency clients are visiting our health facility daily. Paul’s vision it to become a medical university with a prestigious academic and research center, and one of the most sought after medical care providers in the country in the future.

05/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Kidist Lemma, Family Planning and Reproductive Health Subspecialty Graduate, Class of 2025, SPHMMC

01/01/2026

Successful Electrophysiology (EP) Medical Mission | SPHMMC – Adult Cardiology Division

St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) recently completed a three-day Electrophysiology (EP) medical mission through collaboration with international electrophysiology experts.

Key activities during the mission included:
🔹 7 EP studies and catheter ablations
🔹 7 pacemaker implantations, including left bundle branch pacing
🔹 Focused training, hands-on teaching, and capacity-building initiatives

SPHMMC acknowledges the valuable contribution of Dr. Franck Halimi🇫🇷, whose early efforts helped lay the foundation for Electrophysiology services in Ethiopia, together with the support of the Rhythm of Hope Foundation. Appreciation is also extended to Dr. Soufia Naccache 🇫🇷, Dr. Giusy Sirico 🇮🇹, and Dr. Martina Nesti 🇮🇹 for their clinical expertise, dedication to teaching, and collaborative engagement throughout the mission.

Such partnerships play an important role in strengthening specialized cardiac services and expanding access to advanced heart rhythm care in Ethiopia.

01/01/2026

Call for Abstracts

01/01/2026

Extension of Application Deadline
PhD Program in Public Health
The Registrar office is pleased to announce that the application deadline for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health program has been extended.
New Deadline: January 17, 202
Original Deadline: January 03, 2025
This extension provides additional time for prospective applicants to prepare and submit their materials. We encourage candidates with strong academic backgrounds and a passion for advancing public health research to take advantage of this opportunity.
For application, use the link: https://portal.sphmmc.edu.et/Web/Announcement

01/01/2026

Happy New Year 2026 from SPHMMC
As we step into 2026, all of us at St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) want to send our warmest wishes to our partners, friends, and everyone celebrating today.
The New Year is a time to pause and reflect—on caring for each other, on kindness, and on the power of working together. We are truly grateful for your support and for being part of this journey with us.
Wishing you a 2026 filled with good health, joy, and renewed energy as we work side by side to make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve.

31/12/2025

‎የፓራታይሮይድ ካንሰር

‎የፓራታይሮይድ ካንሰር እጅግ አልፎ አልፎ የሚገኝ የኤንዶክራይን ካንሰር አይነት ሲሆን፣ ከመጀመሪያ ደረጃ የፓራታይሮይድ በሽታ (primary hyperparathyroidism) መካከል ከ1% በታች ይሆናል። ይህ ካንሰር ከፓራታይሮይድ ግላንዶች ይመነጫል፤ እነዚህም በአካል ውስጥ የካልሲየም መጠንን በፓራታይሮይድ ሆርሞን (PTH) በመመራት የሚቆጣጠሩ አነስተኛ የኤንዶክራይን አካላት ናቸው።
‎የፓራታይሮይድ ካንሰር ብዙ ጊዜ በራሱ እብጠት ሳይሆን በሚያስከትለው ከባድ ፓራታይሮይድ ቅመም መብዛት ይገለጣል። ታካሚዎች እጅግ ከፍ ያለ የደም ካልሲየም እና PTH መጠን ሊኖራቸው ይችላል፣ ይህም የአጥንት ህመም፣ ስብራት፣ የኩላሊት ጠጠር፣ የጡንቻ ድካም፣ የአእምሮ ለውጦች እና የአንጀት ችግር እንዲታዩ ያደርጋል። ከተለመዱ የፓራታይሮይድ እብጠቶች በተለየ፣ የፓራታይሮይድ ካንሰር በአንገት ላይ የሚታይ እብጠት፣ የድምፅ ነርቭ (recurrent laryngeal nerve) መጎዳት ሊታይበት ይችላል።
‎ምርመራው አስቸጋሪ ሲሆን፣ ከቀዶ ጥገና በፊት የፓራታይሮይድ ካንሰርን መለየት አስቸጋሪ ነው። የምስል ምርመራዎች እብጠቱን ለመፈለግ ይረዳሉ፣ ነገር ግን ካንሰር መሆኑን መለየት ብቻቸውን አይችሉም። የመጨረሻ ምርመራ ብዙውን ጊዜ ከቀዶ ጥገና በኋላ በፓቶሎጂ ላይ ይመሰረታል።
‎ዋና የሕክምና መንገድ ቀዶ ጥገና ነው። እብጠቱን ከተጎዳው ፓራታይሮይድ ግላንድ እና ከአጎራባች ክፍሎች ጋር በአንድነት (en bloc resection) ማስወገድ ለፈውስ ከፍተኛ እድል ይሰጣል። ከሌሎች ብዙ ካንሰሮች በተለየ፣ የፓራታይሮይድ ካንሰር ለኬሞቴራፒ እና ራዲዮቴራፒ ዝቅተኛ ምላሽ ይሰጣል፤ ስለዚህ ቀድሞ መለየት እና ሙሉ ቀዶ ጥገና እጅግ አስፈላጊ ናቸው።
‎በቅርቡ ይህን እጅግ አልፎ አልፎ የሚገኝ በሽታ የፓራታይሮይድ ቀዶ ሕክምና በተደረገላት ሴት ታካሚ ላይ ሰሞኑን ተገኝቷል፡፡ ዶር ይሰሀሐቅ እና ባልደረቦቻቸው ባደረጉላቸው ቀዶ ሕክምና ታካሚዋ በአሁኑ ሰዓት በመልካም ሁኔታ ይገኛሉ፡፡
ምንም እንኳን እጅግ አልፎ አልፎ ቢሆንም፣ የፓራታይሮይድ ካንሰር በጊዜው ካልታወቀ ወይም በተገቢ መንገድ ካልታከመ ከፍተኛ ጉዳት ሊያመጣ ይችላል።
‎ስለዚህ፣ በሕክምና ባለሙያዎች እና ለዜጎች በህመሙ ዙሪያ ግንዛቤ ማሳደግ አስፈላጊ ነው፤ ምክንያቱም ቀድሞ ምርመራ እና ተገቢ የቀዶ ሕክምና ና በዚህ እጅግ አልፎ አልፎ የሚገኝ ነገር ግን ከባድ በሽታ ውጤትን በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ሊያሻሽል ይችላል።
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Parathyroid Carcinoma: A Rare but Important Diagnosis
‎Parathyroid carcinoma is an exceptionally rare endocrine malignancy, accounting for less than 1% of all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism and for less than 0.005% of all malignancies worldwide. It arises from the parathyroid glands, which are small endocrine organs responsible for regulating calcium homeostasis through the secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH).
‎Clinically, parathyroid cancer most often presents not because of the tumor itself, but due to severe hyperparathyroidism. Patients may develop markedly elevated serum calcium and PTH levels, leading to symptoms such as bone pain, fractures, kidney stones, muscle weakness, neurocognitive changes, and gastrointestinal complaints. Unlike benign parathyroid adenomas, parathyroid carcinoma may present with a palpable neck mass, recurrent laryngeal nerve involvement, or persistent disease after surgery.
‎Diagnosis is challenging and is rarely made preoperatively. Imaging studies help localize the lesion but cannot reliably distinguish carcinoma from benign disease. Definitive diagnosis is usually established postoperatively based on histopathological features such as capsular and vascular invasion, local tissue infiltration, or metastasis.
‎Surgical excision remains the cornerstone of treatment. En bloc resection of the tumor with the involved parathyroid gland and adjacent tissues offers the best chance for cure. Unlike many other cancers, parathyroid carcinoma responds poorly to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, making early recognition and complete surgical management critical.
‎We recently encountered this rare entity in a woman who underwent parathyroidectomy, highlighting the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion in patients with severe or atypical hyperparathyroidism. Although uncommon, parathyroid carcinoma carries significant morbidity if unrecognized or inadequately treated.
‎Raising awareness among clinicians and the wider community is essential, as early diagnosis and appropriate surgical management can significantly improve outcomes in this rare but serious disease.

31/12/2025

Parathyroid cancer: one of the rare cancer worldwide treated at SPHMMC
St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) reports that a 40-year-old woman from Addis Ababa has been successfully treated for parathyroid cancer, one of the rarest cancers worldwide.
Parathyroid cancer affects only 3.5 to 7 people per 10 million annually, representing less than 1% of primary hyperparathyroidism cases and approximately 0.005% of all cancers globally. Its rarity makes diagnosis and treatment particularly challenging. Precise data on parathyroid cancer incidence in the Ethiopian population is not readily available and has not been formally recorded.
The patient underwent specialised surgery at SPHMMC, led by Dr Yishak Suga, Breast and Endocrine Surgery sub-specialist, with the support of two trainee surgeons. The procedure was successful, and the patient is currently in good health.
Dr Yishak highlighted that early diagnosis and access to specialised surgical care are critical in managing rare conditions such as parathyroid cancer. He also noted that this case reflects SPHMMC’s growing expertise and capacity in advanced endocrine surgery.
(In the photo, the lead surgeon, Dr. Yishak, is at the center, with Dr. Geremew, the fellow, on the right, and Dr. Sisay on the left.)

31/12/2025

Date-12/26/2025
Call for Application
St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Department of Surgery planned to enroll fellow in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery fellowship program. So it is to invite interested surgeons to apply for the program.
Eligibility:
1. At least 2 years of service as a general surgeon.
2. Two letters of recommendation from institution where s/he works currently
3. Sponsorship letter form government
4. Applicant should score 70 and above on the entrance exam
5. The applicant need to submit CV, all credentials and one page interim Portfolio to clarify why s/he is interested to apply for Endocrine and Breast fellowship, expectation as an HPB fellow and what can s/he can contribute for the development of the program in terms of academics, research and patient care.
6. NGAT exam pass mark as per the national regulations
7. Based on the College’s admission capacity the program will admit the highest scoring candidates who achieve 70% or above and meet all the academic and non-academic requirements.
Application will be from December 29, 2025 to January 9, 2026 to the department office (3rd floor at old building).
Entrance exam will be on January 12, 2026.
Exam
● Reflective interim portfolio 20% (1 page)
● Written Exam (30%)
● Year of service (20%)
● Interview (

30/12/2025

Call for Application
Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery hereby announces a new intake for eligible applicants.
Application dates: Up to January 30, 2025
Entrance Exam Date: February 6, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must fulfill the following requirements:
Hold a first degree in Dental Medicine (DDS or DDM)
Have two (2) years or more of relevant work experience
Be in good physical and mental health
Age limit: 40 years and below
All applicants must pass the NGAT entrance examination
Applicants who have obtained a sponsorship letter from their employing institution are encouraged to apply
Application Procedure
Interested and eligible candidates are required to submit their application documents to the Department via email. mfd@sphmmc.edu.et

29/12/2025

SPHMMC and Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia Sign Agreement to Strengthen Maternal Health Care

St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) and Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation in maternal health services, research and specialised care in Ethiopia.

The agreement was signed by Dr Lemi Belay, Vice Provost for Academic and Medical Services at SPHMMC, and Dr Binyam, Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director of Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Dr Lemi Belay said the partnership would help expand access to high-quality specialised care and bring meaningful benefits to mothers and children. He added that the collaboration would strengthen the institutions’ capacity to deliver advanced treatment services.

Dr Binyam welcomed the agreement, saying Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia was pleased to work with SPHMMC to further improve and expand maternal health services for women across the country.

The MoU focuses on joint research projects, workshops and the development of shared initiatives related to urogenital and pelvic reconstructive surgery (UPRS), alongside broader public and maternal health priorities.

Under the agreement, the two institutions will facilitate patient referrals to ensure access to specialised treatment when required. It also establishes a staff exchange programme aimed at promoting skills development, knowledge sharing and capacity building among healthcare professionals.

The collaboration will further include jointly organised outreach activities, such as surgical outreach programmes, screening initiatives and public awareness campaigns. As part of the partnership, SPHMMC will regularly arrange clinical attachments for urogynecology fellows at Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia to strengthen hands-on training in fistula care.

Dr Wondimu Gedu, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SPHMMC, attended the MoU signing ceremony.

28/12/2025

SPHMMC Leaders Inspect Progress of Werabe Research Centre

Senior leaders from St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) have visited the Centre of Excellence Research Centre in Werabe Town to assess the progress of a major construction project.

The delegation was led by the Provost, Dr. Muluken Tesfaye, and included Vice Provosts Dr. Lemi Belay, Ato Jemal Shifa, and Dr. Ewenet G. Hana. The visit focused on a new research facility that is currently under construction.

During the inspection, SPHMMC officials observed that the construction work is progressing well. Dr. Muluken urged the contractor to expedite the remaining work so the centre can become operational and begin fulfilling its intended mission.

Research and community service are among SPHMMC’s core pillars. Dr. Muluken emphasized that the completion of the Werabe Research Centre will significantly strengthen the institution’s research capacity and enhance collaboration with local communities, particularly in addressing public health priorities.

The SPHMMC leadership also held discussions with representatives from the Silte Zonal Administration and the Werabe Hospital Board, chaired by Ato Zeyene Bilika and the CEO of Worabe Comprehensive Specialized Hospital,Dr. Khalid Shifa .The discussions focused on the current status of the construction project and explored ways to strengthen cooperation to ensure its timely and successful completion.

Once operational, the Werabe Research Centre is expected to play a vital role in advancing research excellence and supporting community-focused health initiatives in the region

27/12/2025

Date-12/26/2025
Call for Application
St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Department of Surgery planned to enroll fellow in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery fellowship program. So it is to invite interested surgeons to apply for the program.
Eligibility:
1. At least 2 years of service as a general surgeon.
2. Two letters of recommendation from institution where s/he works currently
3. Sponsorship letter form government
4. Applicant should score 70 and above on the entrance exam
5. The applicant need to submit CV, all credentials and one page interim Portfolio to clarify why s/he is interested to apply for HPB fellowship, expectation as an HPB fellow and what can s/he can contribute for the development of the program in terms of academics, research and patient care.
6. NGAT exam pass mark as per the national regulations
7. Based on the College’s admission capacity the program will admit the highest scoring candidates who achieve 70% or above and meet all the academic and non-academic requirements.
Application will be from December 29, 2025 to January 9, 2026 to the department office (3rd floor at old building).
Entrance exam will be on January 12, 2026.
Exam
● Reflective interim portfolio 20% (1 page)
● Written Exam (30%)
● Year of service (20%)
● Interview (30%)

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