Discussions with partners on ways to use new strategies and technologies to eliminate malaria have been held
Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba said at the forum that the meeting aimed to discuss strategies to reduce the cost of malaria drugs and strengthen efforts to prevent malaria.
Dr. Mekdes stressed the importance and priority of increasing community participation in preventing malaria; she told partners that strengthening primary healthcare facilities and enhancing prevention activities should be at the forefront of their efforts.
Ministry of Health, Ethiopian Airlines, and Heart Attack Ethiopia Inc. sign tripartite MoU to collaborate
The Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba, who received the team of doctors who came to Ethiopia for the third round of free heart surgeries, thanked the team on behalf of the patient community for their good work. She added that the signing of the agreement will help increase the number of heart surgeries provided in our country.
An Agreement is reached to train 6,000 health extension workers using digital technology
Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba met with the Last Mile Health delegation at her office.
Last Mile Health is an organization that works with governments to build strong community health systems by facilitating blended training of skilled community health workers to provide primary health care to communities living far from urban areas; it works to ensure that health workers are accessible to all communities everywhere.
Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Gideon Timothios visited the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACCDP) in Addis Ababa;
Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Gideon Timothios visited the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACCDP) in Addis Ababa.
Monthly joint physical activity was held on the occasion of Healthy Motherhood Month
The program was attended by the Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba, and ministers, heads of the Ministry of Health and MoH institutions, heads of the Kolfe Clinic, residents and youth.
Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba met with the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), David Miliband, and IRC’s representatives for Africa and Ethiopia.
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides assistance in various countries to help people affected by humanitarian crises, recover and rebuild their lives, and also works to restore health, safety, education, and economic security to people affected by conflict and disaster.
Speaking at the meeting, Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba said that they would like to continue working with the IRC to increase access to vaccines in conflict-affected areas of our country; and requested the IRC to support in improving the overall health system.