Dessie is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, Dessie is 400 km to the north of the capital Addis Ababa. It has a population of more than 200,000 people in over 30 wards.
There was only one health center working in the town during that time.
Woizero Siheen Polytechnic College, established in 1930, will require an estimated 42 million Ethiopian Birr to get back on track and enroll students.