Speaking at the forum, the Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba, said that Ethiopia is working on a strategy for the proper use of antibiotics and the prevention of AMR( anti Microbial Resistance).

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ethiopian Health Education and Promotion Professionals Association and partners, is holding the third National Social and Behavioural Change Conference under the theme "Social and Behavioural Change Activities for Sustainable Health Development" in Addis Abba, where more than 400 participants including experts from 13 international countries attended.

The support costs three million US dollars and it is known that it is the support of Ten Colored Gene Expert Machines, which can quickly detect TB disease through rapid molecular diagnosis of TB. It has been stated that the gene expert machines obtained will be transferred to health institutions in affected regions and areas where TB is prevalent.

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Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadese, attended the inauguration ceremony and said in her speech that the health sector is showing many improvements, but still needs to go further. She mentioned that the opening of Axol Stroke and Spine Center will take a chapter forward in stroke treatment as a country and expressed her appreciation for the center reaching this milestone. Dr. Lia said that the opening of this center with new technology and different services in the country will contribute greatly to the health sector.

The global breast cancer awareness campaign, which is held every year in the month of October, has started with free and half-paid screenings for one month at the Pioneer Screening Center starting from September 20.

About 40,000 people die from breast cancer every year, according to the Director of Maternal and Child Health of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Meseret Zelalem, who stressed that in order to reduce and prevent the health, social and economic burden of treating cancer after it has spread, it is necessary to know the health status through early diagnosis.

An Ethiopian delegation led by the Minister of State for Health Dr. Dereje Duguma participated in the 66th IAEA General Assembly held in Vienna, Austria under the theme፡ "International Cooperation in the Nuclear Field!"

Held at the agency's headquarters at the Vienna International Center (VIC) in Vienna, Austria, the conference covered topics ranging from nuclear technology and science to medical technologies; In particular, they advised on nuclear technology and science topics used in various medical fields, including cancer radiation therapy.