The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) began as a hospital in 1922 by an American
missionary named Dr. Thomas Lambie and has since grown to include a variety of structures and
mandates. Following its liberation ...
Ethiopia, occupying an area of 1.1 million square kilometers, is the second most populous nation in Africa
and home to a diverse population mix of ethnicity and religion. Based on the population projection for
2021, ...
268 cases were lately reported in the last 3 days. Among these, 01 cases are newly seen at HFs and 01 cases are in date of onset in after October 15, 2023
• Among cholera patients, 15-34 and 5-14 age groups accounted 42% ...
Monkeypox (Mpox) is an infectious disease caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), a double-stranded
DNA virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae family. Researchers first discovered the
virus in 1958 ...
Ethiopia has developed and endorsed a federal-level Food System Transformation
Roadmap in 2021. Since successful implementation requires the full awareness,
dedication, and engagement of all administrative regions in ...
The National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) development process relied on the
efforts of numerous government and non-governmental organizations, developmental
partners, and educational institutions. The first ...
Background: Even though blood transfusion saves lives and improve health of individuals, in
low income countries, it is been challenged by two crucial issues - blood shortage and safety. Unsafe blood transfusion is one ...
High-quality health systems generate health, trust, and
economic benefit while responding to changing
population needs. Current measurements of health
systems fail to capture people’s perspectives at the
population ...
Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through human-to-human ...
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)
leads the national annual HIV estimation and
projection process in coordination with the
Ministry of Health (MoH). This process aims
to assess the current status, trends, ...
Health laboratory services are an essential component and the backbone of a strong, functional,
and resilient national health system. They are indubitably crucial in providing quality healthcare
services by accurately ...
The Risk perception and Behavioural response survey has been developed through a
participative process involving considerable contributions and support from various individuals
and institutions. The Health System & ...
Childhood malnutrition represents one of the most for-
midable challenges to achieving health goals and eco-
nomic success. The Ethiopian government has made a
unique commitment to eradicate child stunting by 2030
through ...
Natural and manmade public health emergencies and disasters have become major challenges around
the globe. Climate change, increasing human population, industrialization, rapidly growing
international trade and tourism, ...
In 2018, the Government of Ethiopia endorsed its first National Food and Nutrition Policy (NFNP) and
launched the National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) to promote evidence-based decision-
making under the new ...
Addressing malnutrition through a multisectoral approach has been on the agenda for many
years in Ethiopia. A multisectoral National Nutrition Program (NNP) has been implemented
since 2018. The country was also an early ...