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| Haile Selassie the First - October 26, 1957 |
It has given Us great pleasure to be present here at this hospital named
after one of Our National heroes Dejazmatch Balcha, on the occasion of
the Commemoration of its first decade devoted to the fruitful cause of
helping the sick and preserving the health of Our people.
It is a fact that the very word "hospital" is a symbol of memorial to the
sacrifice made by man for the well-being of his fellow-men. This
humanitarian and charitable task of helping the ailing and infirm, of keeping
men and women in good health that they may properly fulfil their civic
duties, is indeed a sacred duty of substantial value to mankind, going
beyond all national barriers, beyond all narrow affinities of race and
religion.
It is indeed as a result fo this that medical science, springing out of the
love of man for his fellow-men and out of sympathy for his suffering, has
been universally accepted as having no boundaries nor biases.
Indeed, We can hardly think of a better means to secure mutual
understanding and cultural co-operation among the peoples of the world,
than to labour selflessly and lovingly in the field of medical service for the
relief of those who stand in great neeed of such aid.
The activities of this hospital, during the past ten years of its existence in
general, and specifically its pursuit of service in the noble tradition of
Soviet Medicine, and its desire to help Ethiopia in the spirit of co-operation
and friendship, have indeed borne fruit in a manner that is pleasing to Us.
We can never forget the great help rendered to Our country by the
Russian Red Cross Society during the hard and perilous times of 1896 and
b the medical mission in 1897, during the reign of His Majesty the
Emperor Menelik II. That timely aid will gratefully be remembered for
ever.
We wish to express Our thanks for the greetings of the more than 24
million members of the Red Cross Society of the Soviet Union, conveyed
to Us through their distinguished Vice-President, and We would be very
pleased if Our own greetings with the expression of Our admiration, as
well as Our good wishes be conveyed to the great people of the Soviet
Union.
We wish to thank the doctors and assistants and the members of the
nursing and administrative staff, of the Dejazmatch Balcha Hospital, for
the medical aid that they have rendered in the spirit of kindness and love to
the sick who have come to this Hospital in search for such help that the
Red Cross Society of the Soviet Union has given in the form of modern
medical equipment, in order to develop and perfect the facilities of this
hospital.
We would like to state on this occasion that this hospital will continue to
enjoy Our help and interest as it has in the years of the past.
after one of Our National heroes Dejazmatch Balcha, on the occasion of
the Commemoration of its first decade devoted to the fruitful cause of
helping the sick and preserving the health of Our people.
It is a fact that the very word "hospital" is a symbol of memorial to the
sacrifice made by man for the well-being of his fellow-men. This
humanitarian and charitable task of helping the ailing and infirm, of keeping
men and women in good health that they may properly fulfil their civic
duties, is indeed a sacred duty of substantial value to mankind, going
beyond all national barriers, beyond all narrow affinities of race and
religion.
It is indeed as a result fo this that medical science, springing out of the
love of man for his fellow-men and out of sympathy for his suffering, has
been universally accepted as having no boundaries nor biases.
Indeed, We can hardly think of a better means to secure mutual
understanding and cultural co-operation among the peoples of the world,
than to labour selflessly and lovingly in the field of medical service for the
relief of those who stand in great neeed of such aid.
The activities of this hospital, during the past ten years of its existence in
general, and specifically its pursuit of service in the noble tradition of
Soviet Medicine, and its desire to help Ethiopia in the spirit of co-operation
and friendship, have indeed borne fruit in a manner that is pleasing to Us.
We can never forget the great help rendered to Our country by the
Russian Red Cross Society during the hard and perilous times of 1896 and
b the medical mission in 1897, during the reign of His Majesty the
Emperor Menelik II. That timely aid will gratefully be remembered for
ever.
We wish to express Our thanks for the greetings of the more than 24
million members of the Red Cross Society of the Soviet Union, conveyed
to Us through their distinguished Vice-President, and We would be very
pleased if Our own greetings with the expression of Our admiration, as
well as Our good wishes be conveyed to the great people of the Soviet
Union.
We wish to thank the doctors and assistants and the members of the
nursing and administrative staff, of the Dejazmatch Balcha Hospital, for
the medical aid that they have rendered in the spirit of kindness and love to
the sick who have come to this Hospital in search for such help that the
Red Cross Society of the Soviet Union has given in the form of modern
medical equipment, in order to develop and perfect the facilities of this
hospital.
We would like to state on this occasion that this hospital will continue to
enjoy Our help and interest as it has in the years of the past.
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