The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Government Health policy states the mission of the Ministry of Health as “to reduce morbidity, mortality and disability and improve the health status of the Ethiopian people ...

Recognizing vulnerability of women and children to the consequences of TB due to gender and age related social and health inequalities, global commitments were made to prioritize these high-risk groups at the Moscow declaration ...

Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the persistent immune response to stimulation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens without evidence of clinically apparent active Tuberculosis (TB). Estimates show a quarter of ...

Globally, 2.7 million newborns die every year during the first month of life because of birth asphyxia, complications of preterm birth, and infections. Most of the neonatal deaths and stillbirths (99%) occur in Low and ...

The Information Revolution (IR) is one of the five agendas of the Ministry of Health (MOH) that are outlined in the Health Sector Transportation Plan (HSTP-II), a five-year strategic document highlighting the roadmap to ...

The Health sector in Ethiopia has registered a remarkable progress throughout the last two decades. This paper begins by highlighting the improvements achieved in the core areas; Maternal and Newborn Health, Child Health, ...

This health sector assessment and needs formulation, the costed impact of the conflict, and cost narratives were prepared through a deliberative process with the engagement of regional health bureau representatives and ...

Hygiene and Environmental Health Directorate of the Federal Ministry of Health (HEHD-FMoH) prepare this Health-care Waste Management Manual for health-care workers and managers in published in 2008.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem. About a quarter of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and thus at risk of developing TB disease. TB is among the top 10 causes ...