New Hospital to Enhance Mental Health Services
When Yeka Kotebe General Hospital goes fully functional, it is expected to render mental health care and general medical services including surgery. By Henok Tibebu […]
Health
German-based NGO Ethiopia-Witten and Mekelle University’s Collaboration to Erase Rheumatic Fever in Ethiopia
In September 2016 Etiopia-Witten e.V. launched in cooperation with the Mekelle University the first program in Ethiopia to erase rheumatic fever in children and adolescents […]
Health: Closing the Gap Means ‘Walking the Talk’
Dr. Tedros Adhanom, a front runner to be the next WHO chief, says incentives for doctors to work in remote communities is essential to ensure […]
Armyworms Ravage Crops in Southern Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s ministry of agriculture said the fall armyworms have so far damaged crops in nearly 10,700 hectares of land. Addis Ababa (Reuters)–Crop-eating caterpillars known as […]
HEALTH: How Much Water Should You Drink Every Day?
There are many different opinions on how much water we should be drinking every day. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer. Dr. Seifter says water intake must […]
Early Marriage in Ethiopia; In the Girls’ Own Words
Former World Vision UK staffer Nell Williams had a chance to travel to Ethiopia to study the prevalence of early marriage and what can be […]
Mekelle University, MCDO Hold Annual Awareness-raising Campaign on Addiction
Mekelle, Ethiopia (MU)–Mequamia Community Development Organization (MCDO), a local NGO engaged in helping youths protect themselves from addiction through creating awareness among students about the […]
Jimma University Receives Teaching Aids Donation from American Academy of Dermatology
The Department of Dermatology and Venereology of Jimma University (JU) received teaching aid materials from the American, based in Schaumburg, State of Illinois. These materials […]
Community Based Newborn Care (CBNC) in Ethiopia
(LSHTM)–Quality of Community Based Newborn Care (CBNC) in Ethiopia Program Assessment: Midline Evaluation Report This document presents results from a quality of care assessment of […]
Ethiopia Declares another Diarrhea Outbreak
Ethiopia’s federal authorities have deployed 500 nurses and 68 doctors to fight the diarrhea outbreak, in addition to 700 trained health officers, president of Somali […]