People with mental disorders in low-income countries are at risk of being left behind during efforts to expand universal health coverage. Aim is to propose context-relevant strategies for moving towards universal health coverage for people with mental disorders in Ethiopia.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Ethiopia is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in East Africa. The future climate change projections suggest that temperature will rise and rainfall variability will increase with high unpredictability. Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to these
changes, with concerns that the... yields of the main cereal crops will be adversely affected.
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                                                                Responding to COVID-19: Highlights of a Survey in ETHIOPIASummary•Almost all Ethiopiansknow about COVID-19 and basic understanding about transmission and the importance of regular hand washing is high. However, a sizeable minority seek more information, which may help address some misconceptions o...n avoidance and ‘cures.’•There is strong support for government response and high levels of trust in information coming from governments.•Ethiopians believe that COVID-19 will be a big problem for their country and that they would be seriously impacted but personally feel at relatively low risk.•Family and friends play an important role in conveying local information.
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                                                                The Federal Ministry of Health of Ethiopia (FMOH), the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) and other government actors together with UN agencies (UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO and WFP) and nutrition development partners call for all parties involved in the response to emergencies in Ethiopia t...o provide appropriate, prompt support for the feeding and care of infants, young children and their mothers. This is a critical for supporting child survival, growth and development and preventing malnutrition, illness and death. This joint statement has been issued to help secure immediate, coordinated, multi- sectoral action on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) in emergencies.
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                                                                A guide to support implementation of health service Quality Improvement activities in Ethiopian health facilities
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The  survey  aimed  at  evaluating  the  quality  of  selected  antimalarials  in  six  countries  of  sub-Saharan  Africa (Cameroon,  Ethiopia,  Ghana,  Kenya, Nigeria  and  the  United  Republic  of  Tanzania).  These  countries  have been supported by WHO to strengthen their regulatory controls o...ver antimalarial products. The survey was organized independently of manufacturers of antimalarial medicines.
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                                                                Data from the 2011 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has been coordinating sector wide reforms that aim to improve  equity  and  quality  of  maternal  and  child  health  services.  As  part  of  these  efforts,  the ministry  is  also  exerting  concerted  efforts  to  improve  availability and  use  of  quality...  RMNCH pharmaceuticals.  Management  of  RMNCH  pharmaceuticals  has  had  significant  challenges  such as poor availability of essential pharmaceuticals and wastages of valuable resources as pharmacy professionals were not demonstrating the required knowledge, skill and attitude towards availing the pharmaceuticals and ensuring their rational medicine use.
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                                                                In collaboration with partners, the government of Ethiopia has successfully developed 10 years Hand Hygiene for All (HH4A) costed national roadmap- a country-wide approach to achieving sustainable and universal hand hygiene. On the occasion of the 2022 Global Hand Washing Day event ( Ethiopia is cel...ebrating the event for one month with different sessions), the national HH4A road map launched on the 4th of Nov 2022 in a high-level advocacy event in the presence of higher officials and partners. Action is set mainly on the need for a joint effort to mobilize resources for implementation, monitoring and documenting of lessons and best practices.
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                                                                Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are major global public health concerns that cause nearly three-quarters of the burden of mortality worldwide. Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes alone account for over eight out of ten NCD deaths. To alleviate this huge burde...n, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aimed to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one-third.
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                                                                In  line  with  its  decentralization  principle,  the  Ethiopian  Health  Policy  has  achieved  great progress  in  improving  access  to  comprehensive  HIV/AIDS  services  to  the  majority  of  the population. Both quality and coverage of services have improved significantlysince the initiation... of the free ART program in 2005. The role of health workforce in general and that of pharmacy professionals assumes a central position in these achievements. To  further  enhance  accessibility  and  quality  of  services,  capacity  buildingof  health  cadres  is critical.  Therefore,  this  comprehensive  HIV  prevention,  care  and  treatment  training  material  is prepared with the primarily intention to build the capacity of pharmacy professionals at all levels so that they can contribute to the provision of HIV services.
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                                                                Community Based Rehabilitation for Children with Disabilities: Good Practices and Lessons from Save the Children Norway Ethiopia Programme Intervention 
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Saving Lives Through Safe Surgery (SaLTS)
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                National Safe Surgery Strategic PLAN Saving Lives Through Safe Surgery (SaLTS) Strategic Plan 2016–2020