Health

Cholera spreads to four regions in Ethiopia

Cholera spreads to four regions in Ethiopia

Ministry of Health has stated that, cholera epidemic has spreads in four regions of Ethiopia. In various zones and districts of the southern region, 18 people have died among 920 people affected by the epidemic. The Ministry of Health has started giving vaccinations in areas where the epidemic has spread. In Ethiopia, the Ministry of Health, which announced that, cholera epidemic has spread in four regions. The ministry has planned to give vaccination to1.5 million citizens to prevent the epidemic. This epidemic, which has spread in four regions of Ethiopia and causing damage, has spread in five zones and three…
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Tuberculosis kills 57 people daily in Ethiopia

Tuberculosis kills 57 people daily in Ethiopia

By Samuel Abate According to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, TB is the fifth leading cause of death in Ethiopia. More than 21,000 people die of TB every year in Ethiopia, and it has been identified as the fifth deadliest disease nationaly. The Ministry of Health has stated that 151 infected by TB in 2021 alone in Ethiopia. According to the founder and director of Organic Health Care, Mr. Kitaw Teklemaryam, 57 people die of TB disease in Ethiopia every day, and most of the deaths are people who do not get treatment. Following this, more than 110,000 patients were…
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Tobacco kills 46 people in Ethiopia every day

Tobacco kills 46 people in Ethiopia every day

Tobacco kills 46 people in Ethiopia every day. Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority organized a forum in collaboration with an institution called Development Gateway, launched the Ethiopian Tobacco website today to strengthen data-based decision-making. In Ethiopia, about 46 people die every day and 16,800 people die every year due to tobacco-related issues. The fact that cigarettes are available in Ethiopia at an affordable price makes the issue even more serious. In addition to this, the lack of awareness about the negative effects of tobacco use is another problem. According to a 2016 study, 3.5 million Ethiopians over the age of…
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More than 50 thousand Ethiopian affecting by Epilepsy in a year

More than 50 thousand Ethiopian affecting by Epilepsy in a year

More thank 50 Thousand Ethiopians got Epilepsy in a Year-Study Data indicate that half a million people in sub-Saharan African countries suffer from epilepsy every year. The studies shows that epilepsy occurs in 50,000 people a year in Ethiopia, Dr. Beza Addis, deputy director of the Institute of Public Health, told Ethio Negari. In general, it is estimated that about one million people are currently affected by this disease in Ethiopia. Among them, 79 percent are found in the Oromia, Amhara and southern regions. Dr. Beza, who says that most of the victims of the disease do not come to…
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Research shows disease risk to patients, health care providers

Research shows disease risk to patients, health care providers

Half of health care facilities worldwide lack basic hygiene services with water and soap or alcohol-based hand rub where patients receive care and at toilets in these facilities, according to the latest Joint Monitoring Program (JMP) report by WHO and UNICEF. Around 3.85 billion people use these facilities, putting them at greater risk of infection, including 688 million people who receive care at facilities with no hygiene services at all. “Hygiene facilities and practices in health care settings are non-negotiable. Their improvement is essential to pandemic recovery, prevention and preparedness. Hygiene in health care facilities cannot be secured without increasing…
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Ethiopia, Norway Sees More Partnership on Health, Higher Education  

Ethiopia, Norway Sees More Partnership on Health, Higher Education  

The annual conference on Ethiopia-Norway collaboration in health and higher education for development was held in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. The conference was aimed at supporting and celebrating ongoing partnerships and collaborations within health and higher education, according to the Norwegian embassy here.  At least 150 delegates including officials from educational and health institutes from both countries attended the annual event, held for a fifth time this year. This year’s conference took place under the theme ‘Harnessing Strategies during and after a Pandemic; implications, and opportunities for Partnerships’ with a particular focus on ethics and gender in Public Health and Care…
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