To respond to the low utilization of preventative health services in Ethiopia, the Federal Ministry of
Health (FMOH) launched the Health Extension Program (HEP) in 2003 with a strong emphasis
placed on rural health care ...
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the
problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means
of early ...
Acute and chronic viral hepatitis make a substantial contribution to the burden of chronic diseases and
the premature mortality they cause. Infections with hepatitis B and C viruses cause liver cirrhosis and
primary liver ...
Hand hygiene is one of the personal hygiene components and is believed in improving health, saves lives by preventing infections and thereby guarantees good health and contributes to the social and economic development of ...
Ethiopia has implemented the Reaching Every District (RED) approach to strengthen routine
immunization (RI) services for over 15 years. In 2018, Ethiopia introduced an adapted version of the
RED approach with guidance ...
Ethiopia has implemented the Reaching Every District (RED) approach to strengthen routine
immunization (RI) services for over 15 years. In 2018, Ethiopia introduced an adapted version of the
RED approach with guidance ...
Introduction: Ethiopia has implemented a massive and comprehensive economic reform over
the last few decades and is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. Based on the United
Nations’ (UN) estimate, the total ...
This 7th edition of national guidelines on clinical and programmatic management of TB, DR-TB and
Leprosy presents the most updated guidance on management of Tuberculosis and Leprosy in
Ethiopia in accordance with the ...
The rising cancer burden is a major public health concern globally. There were an estimated
million new cases and 10 million new deaths worldwide in 2020. Breast cancer has the highest incidence amongst all cancers, with ...
The population of Ethiopia is estimated to be nearly 86 million people, of whom 83.8% live in rural
areas and 16.2% are urban dwellers (CSA, 2007). Women and men constitute 49.5% and 50.5% of
the total population, ...
This protocol is designed to follow the national strategy for hygiene and sanitation improvement with
its focus on universal access (100% hygienic and sanitised households) in primarily rural or peri-urban
environments. ...
On June 15, 2017, the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) came into force with the aim
of enhancing core capacities for Global Health Security, including improving capacities to
detect, prevent, and respond to ...
Humanitarian crises exacerbate nutritional risks and often lead to an increase in acute malnutrition.
Emergencies include both manmade (conflict) and natural disasters (floods, drought, cyclones, typhoons,
earthquakes, ...
Ethiopia has been through a number of challenges including COVID-19, conflict, internal displacement,
and other public health emergencies like cholera during the implementation of Ethiopia’s second Health
Sector ...
Ethiopia is engaged in a rapid and comprehensive development schemes to transition from poverty to sustainable and reliable growth and prosperity. The Government has therefore invested heavily in health system strengthening ...
Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective health interventions to prevent child morbidity,
disability, mortality, and complications from many infectious diseases. The development and
introduction of childhood ...
Ethiopia is the second-most populous
country in Africa, with a unique cultural
heritage, diverse population, mixed ethnicity,
and religion. Administratively, Ethiopia
comprises of 12 National Regional States
(NRSs) ...
Immunization program is one of the most cost-effective health interventions, with proven strategies to reach the
most hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations. Measurable achievements in terms of reducing morbidity and ...
The comprehensive multiyear plan (cMYP) is the
medium term or strategic plan for the Expanded
programme on Immunization (EPI) in Ethiopia,
prepared in consonance with the 5 year strategic
plan of the health sector ...
Ethiopia has more than 4 decades of immunization history, launched EPI program with 6 antigens
in 1980 and now reached to 13 antigens including COVID 19 vaccine in the routine program.
The program has been expanded in ...