NewsWORLD PARKINSON DAY IN ETHIOPIA

World Parkinson Day In Ethiopia

Apr 21 - 23

NewsPPSO-E’s Surging Journey for Patients Wellbeing

Putting this in mind the organization is engaged in interventions to achieve its goals and live up to the expectation of Parkinson patients, that looks up to it with hope, and think of it as their home.

NewsBego Sew Prize of the year

Bego sew (means A kind person ) of The year.
W/ro kibra founder of the parkinson patients support organization have got a Kind person of the year on 2014 on Ethiopian calander have got the prize for her work on establishing parkinson patients support organization Ethiopia and all rounded help for parkinson Patents .

NewsParkinson Patients Caregivers Were Graduated

From 31 October until 11 November 2022, vocational and business skill training was given to PD caregivers. they have to get a certificate of recognition for attaining their completion of the training. the training was organized by PPSO-E in partnership with Live Addis. caregivers have access to business start.

NewsPPSO Ethiopia organized training for health extension workers

Parkinson's patient support organizations Ethiopia organized training for health extension workers
The PPSO-E Organized a Capacity building on October 25, 2022 for 67 health extension workers coming from 11 sub-cities at the #Washington_Hotel.
During the training, Dr. Tesfaye and Dr. Froal were invited to provide professional training for the participants, and they have since gotten access to knowledge about Parkinson's and its management. There they were sharing their experiences and bringing up issues that needed responses from professionals. The health extension is able to gain knowledge and treat patients.

WORLD PARKINSON DAY IN ETHIOPIA

#PPSO-E | የፓርኪንሰን ህመም በዓለም ደረጃ ለ26ኛ ጊዜ በኢትዮጵያ ደግሞ ለ11ኛ ጊዜ ዛሬ በሐገር ፍቅር ቲያትር ቤት በተለያዩ የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ ዝግጅቶች ተከብሯል::

በዚህ ዝግጅት ላይ በበሽታው የተያዙ አረጋዊያን በርካታ እርቲስቶችና ጋዜጠኞች እንዲሁም የመንግስት የስራ ሃላፊዎች በተገኙበት በድምቀት ተከብሯል::

#world_Parkinson_Day_in_Ethiopia

A Panel discussion Organized for Stakeholders on World Parkinson Day Celebration.

Parkinson Patients Support Organization-Ethiopia

http://linktr.ee/parkinsonethiopia

Intervention Area

The founder of this organization is kibra Kebede, a dedicated Parkinson’s patient. She struggled to establish this organization, because she faced the problem of lack of information, and suffered from loss of social interaction and stigmatization.

PPSO-E is a non-governmental indigenous charity organization established in May 2011 and registered under the charities and social agency of the Federal Government of Ethiopia.

Parkinson’s is a disease that hinders all forms of movement Parkinson’s disease is a progressive and degenerative disease of the central nervous system caused by the loss of dopamine in the brain. It brings movement disorders and has motor and non-motor symptoms.

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Awareness Raising

Through all possible media intervention; FM radio, TV, workshops, events, PD patients experience sharing, information, communication education(IEC) materials .

Care and Support

Home care service, Medical Service, Toilet Construction, Daily subsistence support like; clothing, sticks , wheelchair, Holy day support, Consultation service.

Capacity Building

Physiotherapy for patients, speech therapy for patients, empowerment training for caregiver and health extension workers how to identify PD patients, enable health journalist how to broadcast PD issues,

Caregiver Economic Empowerment

Addressing financial constraint and minimize economic impact on the livelyhood PD patients' caregivers. (IGA - income generating activities)

Core value
of the
organization

Compassion

The PPSO-E strives to treat people with Parkinson's disease with compassion, empathy, and respect.

Collaboration

Innovation

Integrity

Inclusion

" I am Stronger Than Parkinson Disease "

These qote was written by Kibra Kebede the founder of parkinsons patient support organization Ethiopia(PPSO-E)
Winner of AWiB’S woman of excellence 2018 and winner of Ethiopian begosew award (Kind person)of the year on 2022 in the helping the live of Parkinson patients and their families. It was a well deserved award. So great when PPSO-E makes news for something positive.

"I would like to ask you to be come a doner and member of our organization PPSO-E"

Meet Our Founder

Why We Are Working On
Parkinson and Their Family

PPSO-E’s intervention aim to improve the quality of life of these patients and their caregivers, by awareness raising, capacity building and care and support, and let them live a life where they are considered and supported unlike past times. If awareness is raised, patients will be aware of their condition and caregivers will know how to care for them, government and other stalk holders will know about Parkinson and support the patients, which will be a means to improve their life and open ways to address their needs.

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