Dr. Abdulkadir Gelgelo, Director General of the Ethiopian pharmaceutical Supply Service, said that the conference was held to attract pharmaceutical manufacturers and suppliers to the vast Ethiopian market and improve availability of pharmaceuticals supplies in Ethiopia.

Dr. Abdulkadir mentioned in his speech, “Because supply of medicine requires a mix of stakeholders and capital, there is a need to strengthen strategic partnership with suppliers.”

The Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadese, said that Ethiopia is working on the international drug-resistant TB prevention action plan. The Honorable Minister said this at the East Central and Southern Africa (ECSA) Annual TB Testing Laboratory Strengthening Forum. The Minister stated that the work done in the field of TB prevention in our country is showing an encouraging change and also mentioned that it is a good opportunity for Ethiopia to be out of the list of 33 countries where drug-resistant TB is prevalent in the world.

Today, September 6, in observance of Volunteer Day, a program has been started to clean and beautify the educational facilities of Minilik General Secondary and Primary School in Arada Sub-city, as well as by trimming, weeding and taking care of planted saplings.

Minister of Health Dr. Lia Tadese, Minister of Education Prof. Berhanu Nega and other invited guests attended the launch program.

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 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.

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.