The Children’s Burn Care Foundation of Ethiopia (CBCF) – The Ethiopian burn unit, a unit especially designed for children, is the vision of Dr. Einar Eriksen of Norway. Dr. Eriksen recognized the need for a long term commitment to child burn victims in Ethiopia and in the future, all of East Africa; Dr. Eriksen established a Norwegian charity, the Children’s Burn Care Foundation Ethiopia (CBCF). In 2007 CBCF partnered with Myungsung Christian Medical Center (MCM) and established the first burn center for children in Ethiopia; there are currently five beds equipped to treat child burn victims. Each burn victim’s surgery costs about 13,000 Birr including rehabilitation.
