Health in Addis Ababa
In Addis Ababa, call 907 for an ambulance (Ethiopian Red Cross, free, 24 hours a day). Fire: 939. Police: 991. Private ambulance: Tebita, 8035. Below, 24-hour pharmacies and hospitals by specialty, each with its source.
Emergency numbers
Tap a number to call it from your phone.
- 907Ambulance (Ethiopian Red Cross)Free, 24/7, covers the whole city. Arrival times vary.
- 939Fire and emergencyAddis Ababa Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission, which also runs a free public ambulance service.
- 991PoliceAccording to the French Embassy: press 1 for the Federal Police, 2 for the Addis Ababa Police (accidents, assaults). The UK government also lists 911.
What to say when you call
Ambulance crews in Addis Ababa say the city has no reliable GPS: your description is the map.
- Your sub-city (kifle ketema), for example Bole or Kirkos
- Your woreda and neighbourhood
- A landmark everyone knows: church, mosque, school, hotel or bank
- What happened, and how many people are hurt
- A phone number that stays on, so the crew can call you back
Medyc is not an emergency service: a WhatsApp message does not replace an ambulance.
Ambulances
Ambulance services with a published phone number.
Ethiopian Red Cross Society ambulance
Public ambulance (Red Cross) · Addis Ababa
Head office: Ras Desta Damtew Avenue
Hours: 24/7
Ambulance, free call907Head office+251 11 518 0181
Stations in Lideta, Arada (Piassa), Yeka (Megenagna), Kirkos (Welo Sefer) and Akaki Kality.
Source: Ethiopian Red Cross Society: ambulance services · Ethiopian Red Cross Society: official site · checked on
Addis Ababa Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission
Public ambulance (city) · Addis Ababa
One central dispatch and eight ambulance stations, for emergencies and transfers between hospitals, according to published studies.
Source: BMC / PMC (2024): pre-hospital emergency care in Addis Ababa · BMC Health Services Research (2018): ambulance services in Addis Ababa · Ambassade de France en Éthiopie : en cas d’urgence (mis à jour le 14 avril 2026) · checked on
Tebita Ambulance
Private ambulance · Bole
Bole, House No. 168
Hours: 24/7 (according to Tebita)
Short code8035+251 911 225 464+251 911 641 609+251 11 661 6342
Source: Tebita Ambulance: contact us · GOV.UK: English-speaking doctors and medical facilities in Ethiopia (22 August 2022) · checked on
Nordic Medical Centre ambulance
Private ambulance · Bole
Hours: 24/7 (according to the centre)
Short code8901+251 929 105 653
Source: Nordic Medical Centre: ambulance and emergency call centre · checked on
24-hour pharmacies
Pharmacies that say they are open 24 hours. Call before you go, and bring your prescription: in Ethiopia, most medicines are dispensed only against a paper or electronic prescription.
Nordic Medical Centre pharmacy
Clinic pharmacy · Bole
Bole, Kebele 01, House No. 1244, near the Rwandan Embassy
Hours: 24 hours (according to the centre)
Short code8901+251 929 105 653
Source: Nordic Medical Centre: pharmacy · checked on
Girum Hospital pharmacy
Hospital pharmacy · Addis Ketema
Hours: 24/7 (according to the hospital)
+251 11 275 7676+251 913 557 076
Source: Girum Hospital: contact · checked on
The Super Pharmacy
Retail pharmacy · Bole
DH Geda Building, #04, Bole
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (according to the pharmacy)
No phone number published on its site.
Source: The Super Pharmacy: official site · checked on
Suspect a fake or damaged medicine? Report it to the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA), toll-free: 8482. Sources: EFDA: 2024 medicine alert list (toll-free line 8482) · EFDA: Food and Medicine Administration Proclamation No. 1112/2019 (prescriptions)
Hospitals by specialty
Filter by specialty to find the hospitals that list it. A hospital appears here only if a recognised source describes it.
Tikur Anbessa (Black Lion) Specialized Hospital
Public university hospital · Addis Ababa
Near the main post office
The country’s main university hospital (Addis Ababa University).
Source: Ambassade de France en Éthiopie : accident, hospitalisation et décès (mis à jour le 27 janvier 2026) · U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · checked on
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College
Public university hospital · Gulele
Gulele, near the Pasteur Institute
Federal teaching hospital with more than 700 beds.
Source: St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College: official site · Ambassade de France en Éthiopie : accident, hospitalisation et décès (mis à jour le 27 janvier 2026) · U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · checked on
ALERT Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
Public hospital · Kolfe Keranyo
Zenebework, Kolfe Keranyo
Short code6880+251 11 347 1632
Trauma centre (emergency and critical care, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, plastic and hand surgery); national referral centre for dermatology.
Source: ALERT Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: official site · checked on
Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College
Public hospital · Addis Ababa
Sidist Kilo (6 Kilo)
Source: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · checked on
Menelik II Hospital
Public hospital · Addis Ababa
Source: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · checked on
Zewditu Memorial Hospital
Public hospital · Kirkos
Kirkos, near the Sheraton hotel
+251 11 551 8085+251 911 695 310
Source: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · GOV.UK: English-speaking doctors and medical facilities in Ethiopia (22 August 2022) · checked on
Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital
Public psychiatric hospital · Addis Ketema
Source: GOV.UK: English-speaking doctors and medical facilities in Ethiopia (22 August 2022) · checked on
Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital
Public hospital · Akaki Kality
Emergency+251 11 434 2483Switchboard+251 11 434 2359
Source: Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital: contact us · checked on
CURE Ethiopia Children’s Hospital
Non-profit children’s hospital · Addis Ababa
Sidist Kilo (6 Kilo), next to Hamle 19 Park
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 am–4 pm. No emergency department; referral letter needed for orthopaedics
+251 11 123 7767+251 934 093 476
Paediatric orthopaedics and reconstructive surgery.
Source: CURE Ethiopia: contact us · checked on
MCM Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (Korean Hospital)
Private hospital · Bole
Gerji
+251 929 675 507+251 11 629 5422
Adult, paediatric and neonatal intensive care, kidney transplant, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery.
Source: MCM Korean Hospital: official site · Ambassade de France en Éthiopie : accident, hospitalisation et décès (mis à jour le 27 janvier 2026) · checked on
Nordic Medical Centre
Private medical centre · Bole
Bole, Kebele 01, House No. 1244, near the Rwandan Embassy
Short code8901+251 929 105 653
Source: Nordic Medical Centre: official site · Ambassade de France en Éthiopie : accident, hospitalisation et décès (mis à jour le 27 janvier 2026) · checked on
Kadisco General Hospital
Private hospital · Bole
Gerji Roba, Bole
+251 11 629 8902+251 11 629 8903+251 11 629 8904
Source: Kadisco General Hospital: official site · GOV.UK: English-speaking doctors and medical facilities in Ethiopia (22 August 2022) · checked on
Landmark General Hospital
Private hospital · Addis Ababa
Mexico Square to Kera road, near the Genet Hotel
Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week (according to the hospital)
+251 11 552 5463+251 11 552 5719
Source: Landmark General Hospital: official site · U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · checked on
Addis Cardiac Hospital
Private heart hospital · Bole
Bole, opposite the Ethiopian Cargo terminal
Emergency+251 952 343 434Short code9825+251 11 663 4740
Source: Addis Cardiac Hospital: official site · checked on
International Cardiac Hospital
Private heart hospital · Addis Ababa
Near Gotera, Ethio-China road
Source: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · checked on
Girum Hospital
Private hospital · Addis Ketema
Hours: Internal medicine, neonatal care, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics and pharmacy 24/7 (according to the hospital)
+251 11 275 7676+251 913 557 076
Source: Girum Hospital: contact · checked on
Hallelujah General Hospital
Private hospital · Addis Ababa
Emergency and ambulance+251 940 105 692+251 11 470 4242+251 11 470 4244
Source: Hallelujah General Hospital: official site · checked on
St. Yared General Hospital
Private hospital · Bole
Bole, CMC road, near Megenagna
+251 11 646 1031+251 11 645 4718
Source: GOV.UK: English-speaking doctors and medical facilities in Ethiopia (22 August 2022) · U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · checked on
Hayat Hospital
Private hospital · Bole
+251 11 662 4488+251 11 661 4250
Source: U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa: Medical Assistance (list revised September 2020, page modified 5 November 2024) · Ambassade de France en Éthiopie : accident, hospitalisation et décès (mis à jour le 27 janvier 2026) · checked on
Washington Medical Center
Private medical centre · Bole
Bole, opposite the Rwandan Embassy
+251 11 663 5969+251 939 525 252
Source: GOV.UK: English-speaking doctors and medical facilities in Ethiopia (22 August 2022) · checked on
Bethel Teaching General Hospital
Private hospital · Kolfe Keranyo
Kolfe Keranyo, Weyira area
Source: GOV.UK: English-speaking doctors and medical facilities in Ethiopia (22 August 2022) · checked on
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Health in Addis Ababa: your questions
What is the ambulance number in Addis Ababa?
Call 907, the Ethiopian Red Cross ambulance line: free, 24/7, for the whole city. The Addis Ababa Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission answers on 939 and also runs free public ambulances.
What is the police number in Addis Ababa?
Call 991. According to the French Embassy, press 1 for the Federal Police and 2 for the Addis Ababa Police, which handles road accidents and assaults.
Which hospitals in Addis Ababa have a 24-hour emergency department?
According to their own published information: MCM Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (Korean Hospital), Nordic Medical Centre, Kadisco General Hospital, Addis Cardiac Hospital, Hallelujah General Hospital.
Is there a 24-hour pharmacy in Addis Ababa?
Yes. These pharmacies say they are open 24 hours: Nordic Medical Centre pharmacy, Girum Hospital pharmacy, The Super Pharmacy.
Can Medyc help in an emergency?
No: Medyc is not an emergency service. In an emergency, call 907. Medyc arranges video consultations, appointments at partner facilities, doctor or nurse visits at home and medicine delivery in Addis Ababa.