"All parties must work together to prevent maternal mortality!" Dr. Dereje Duguma State Minister of Health

Dr. Dereje Duguma

Healthy mothers’ month is being celebrated in Dessie, Amhara Regional State under the slogan "Let's work together to stop maternal mortality due to postpartum hemorrhage and any other causes". The State Minister of Health, Dr. Dereje Duguma, said more than 30 mothers die every day in the country due to childbirth. He noted that the problem could worsen in areas such as Dessie, where the TPLF has been waging war and looting, adding that all parties should work hard to address the regions health problems.

Donation of artificial ventilation equipment to assist in the prevention and control of COVID 19 and rehabilitate damaged facilities were handed over.

Delivery

An estimated 30 million birr worth of 100 artificial ventilation equipments have been provided to the Ministry of Health to assist in the prevention and control of COVID 19 and to rehabilitate damaged facilities. 
 
Tadios Tefera, a representative of the Modern ETH Outsource PLC, presented the support to the Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse and  said the support was intended to help people affected by COVID and that they would continue to their support. 
 

"Everyone must do their part to ensure that mothers give birth in health facilities assisted by healthcare professionals." Dr. Dereje Duguma State Minister of Health

Dr. Dereje Duguma

Healthy Motherhood Month had been commemorated by Addis Ababa City Administration Health Bureau for the 16th time in our country and for the 35th time in the world under the theme "Let's work together to stop maternal mortality due to postpartum hemorrhage". The event was organized at Abebech Gobena Maternal and Children's Hospital.  

Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women and Social Affairs launches multi-sectoral response plan to provide psychological and mental treatment for victims of war and various conflicts

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The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs (MoHCA) have jointly developed a plan to strengthen and accelerate the provision of integrated psychiatric and mental treatment to people displaced by war and conflict in various regions. The plan was presented by Dr. Yaregal Fufa and discussed by stakeholders at the Ethiopian Institute of Public Health Disaster Rehabilitation and Resilience.

Stakeholders were asked to strengthen their partnership to make quality health services accessible

universal health coverage day

 

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE COMMEMORATION DAY is being celebrated around the world under the theme "INVEST IN HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR ALL".


During the occasion, it has been called upon partners to continue their partnership and work to rehabilitate and equip war-torn health facilities.

A new report on Covd-19 in Africa shows widespread interest in vaccinating and the need for constant supply and additional logistical support

vaccine

According to a new study, people in African Union member states are more likely to be vaccinated. In 19 countries, 78% of those surveyed indicated that they were or were willing to be vaccinated.

Call by the Ministry of Health to support the rebuilding and restoring of damaged health facilities!

Health Facility

In addition to the humanitarian and moral damage inflicted by the TPLF on the occupied territories, the terrorist group has destroyed public health facilities and other social institutions which include health care providing facilities and medical supply storage units. They also looted and damaged medical equipment and other supplies.

Dessie and Kombolcha health facilities which were built at a high cost have been vandalized and looted by the terrorist group

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The Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Dessie has been destroyed and put out of order by the terrorist group. The TPLF group not only loaded medical equipment and other necessary supplies, but also destroyed the rest in a deliberate and generalized manner. Of these, millions of birr worth of mechanical ventilators and anesthesia machines from the inpatients unit, intensive care unit and small and large operating rooms were confiscated, while the rest were completely destroyed and the hospital is no longer operational.