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The International Pre-Conference on Primary Health Care is less than a week away! #ICPHC

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We are excited to welcome you to this virtual gathering hosted by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health in collaboration with the International Institute for Primary Health Care – Ethiopia (IPHC-E) held virtually from September 7-8, 2022 from 2-4pm EAT | 7-9am EST. We feel that this gathering is a unique opportunity to exchange best practices and innovative ideas with one another in order to push the needle forward in Primary Health Care (PHC).

The 16th annual conference of the Ethiopian Orthopedic Physicians Association was held in Addis Ababa under the theme "Post-War and Orthopedic Medicine".

Dr. Ayele Teshome

The State Minister of Health, Dr. Ayele Teshome, who was the guest of honor at the conference, said that the members of the association, both individually and as an institution, have contributed and are contributing to save the lives of the brave Ethiopian army members who are suffering from man-made and natural disasters, especially in war. He mentioned that Ethiopia is grateful for all their contributions.

It is necessary to focus on the identification, diagnosis and treatment of TB disease in children and young people, to achieve the plan set by the continuous development goal to prevent TB disease by 2030. 

Dr. Lia Tadesse

The Honorable Dr. Lia Tadese, the Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, stated this at the 72nd World Health Organization forum on the African continent, which is being held in Lome, Togo. She said that since the TB disease roadmap for children and young adults approved in Ethiopia in 2015 started to be implemented, the prevention and treatment of children and young adults from TB disease has improved.