Katherine Banchoff, Sualiha Abdulkader Muktar, Kelly E. Perry, Kendra N. Williams, Malanto Rabary, Choolwe Jacobs, Rosemary Morgan & Anna Kalbarczyk(2025-05-16)
Stakeholder-related methodologies for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have primarily focused on stakeholder engagement or identification of specific, well-defined populations. Current stakeholder mapping research ...
The digest aims to share the latest news, research, and insights on primary health care. In this volume,
we feature topics on zero-dose children in Ethiopia: the role of primary health
care to mitigate the situation, ...
Abraham Tamirat Gizaw, Sualiha Abdulkader Muktar, Yohannes Addisu Wondimagegene, Mengistu Abayneh, Belay Zeleke Sefere, Kasahun Girma Tareke and Abebayehu N. Yilma(2025-05-13)
Youths throughout the world face considerable challenges related to their sexual and reproductive health (SRH). In Ethiopia, the adolescent and youth groups account for nearly half the population. Parents play a vital role ...
Tesfaye S. Mengistu , Aklilu Endalamaw,Anteneh Zewdie,Eskinder Wolka,Yibeltal Assefa(2025-04)
The ultimate goal of primary health care (PHC), as a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach, is to achieve the highest level of health by bringing health services closer to the users. This entails that PHC should ...
Getnet Mitike , Frehiwot Nigatu , Eskinder Wolka , Atkure Defar , Masresha Tessema , David Codington and Tezita Nigussie(2024-09-24)
The objective of this study was to explore how selected sub-national (provincial) primary healthcare units in Ethiopia responded to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and what impact these measures had on essential health ...
Patients with multiple long-term conditions requires understanding the existing care models to address their complex and multifaceted health needs. However, current literature lacks a comprehensive overview of the essential ...
Aklilu Endalamaw, Resham B Khatri, Tesfaye Setegn Mengistu, Daniel Erku, Eskinder Wolka, Anteneh Zewdie & Yibeltal Assefa(2024-04-19)
The growing adoption of continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives in healthcare has generated a surge in research interest to gain a deeper understanding of CQI. However, comprehensive evidence regarding the diverse ...
Resham B. Khatri, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Daniel Erku, Aklilu Endalamaw & Yibeltal Assefa(2023-11-09)
Integrated people-centred health services (IPCHS) are vital for ensuring comprehensive care towards achieving universal health coverage (UHC). The World Health Organisation (WHO) envisions IPCHS in delivery and access to ...
Operational research (OR) is a process to improve health system capacity by evaluating interventions to improve health delivery and outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) Structured Operational Research Training ...
Resham B Khatri, Aklilu Endalamaw, Daniel Erku, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie & Yibeltal Assefa(2023-11-30)
Natural and human-made public health emergencies (PHEs), such as armed conflicts, floods, and disease outbreaks, influence health systems including interruption of delivery and utilization of health services, and increased ...
Cervical cancer is the second-leading cause of death among all cancers in Ethiopia. Ethiopia plans to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem by 2030, following the World Health Organization's call for action. ...
Daniel Erku , Resham Khatri ,Aklilu Endalamaw ,Eskinder Wolka ,Frehiwot Nigatu ,Anteneh Zewdie and Yibeltal Assefa(2023-09-28)
Global digital technology advances offer the potential to enhance primary health care (PHC) quality, reach, and efficiency, driving toward universal health coverage (UHC). This scoping review explored how digital health ...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and became pandemic after emerging in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Several studies have been conducted to ...
Getnet Mitike , Frehiwot Nigatu , Eskinder Wolka , Atkure Defar, Masresha Tessema , David Codington and Tezita Nigussie(2024-02-06)
Aim: The objective of this study was to explore how selected sub-national (provincial) primary
healthcare units in Ethiopia responded to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and what
impact these measures had on essential ...
Despite the encouraging results achieved by community-based health insurance in Ethiopia, the program faces significant challenges. Among these challenges is the current
practice where premium contributions to Community ...
Capacity-building interventions for health extension workers (HEWs) are key to providing
quality health services to the community. Since Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program was
established, several types of capacity-building ...
Kemal Hussein, Gilbert Kokwaro, Francis Wafula, Getnet Mitike Kassie(2024-05-31)
Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among Ethiopian women. This
study aimed to assess the influence of the health system on access to cervical cancer prevention, screening, and treatment services ...
Kemal HusseinID, Francis Wafula, Getnet Mitike Kassie, Gilbert Kokwaro(2024-07-22)
Following an upsurge in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, Ethiopia developed its first
National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) to support efforts toward the prevention and control of
cancer. The NCCP outlines strategies ...
Global digital technology advances offer the potential to enhance primary health care (PHC) quality, reach, and efficiency, driving toward universal health coverage (UHC). This scoping review explored how digital health ...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and became pandemic after emerging in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Several studies have been conducted to ...