The India-Ethiopia Pharmaceutical Business Forum has begun.
The forum will bring together key stakeholders from both countries to discuss opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector.
The 2025 Nutrition for Growth Summit was held in Paris, France, at the global level. This forum is held every four years and is a platform where United Nations member states and partners express their commitment to nutrition development.
The 2021 Global Summit on Nutrition for Growth held in Tokyo, Japan, set goals to be implemented by all United Nations member states, especially those implementing the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, through government and partner efforts.
A Stanford Graduate School delegation met with Ethiopian Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba to discuss efforts to improve the country’s health care system and health outcomes.
The delegation visited Ethiopia’s Pharmaceutical Supplies Services and other health care facilities to gain a first-hand understanding of the country’s health infrastructure.
Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba discussed on-going health and nutrition programs with Action Against Hunger Ethiopia CEO Dr. Charles Oubah. Action Against Hunger is working on nutrition programs in six regions, namely Amhara, Tigray, Oromia, Gambella, Benishangul Gumuz and Somali, in 45 districts and four refugee camps.
A team of doctors from Turkey successfully performed 3 kidney transplants at St. Paul's Specialized Hospital.
It is worth noting that a delegation led by Turkish Ambassador to Ethiopia Berk Baran recently discussed with the Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba about a project to establish an organ transplant center at St. Paul's Hospital. The team of medical professionals expressed their gratitude to the Minister for the kidney transplants they performed at St. Paul's Specialized Hospital.
Minister of Health Dr. Makdes Daba, along with other executives, visited the Myung-Sung Korean Hospital. On the occasion it has been explained to the visitors the plans to expand the services of Myung-Sung Medical Center (MMC). These include a heart center, a kidney transplant unit, and cancer, primary stroke, cardiac and emergency care facilities.
During the visit, the hospital’s CEO, Prof. Song Jeong Kim, presented in detail history, achievements and future plans of MMC.