Press Release May 24, 2013 (Addis Ababa) – Today, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby and the Mayor of Addis Ababa City H.E. Kuma Demeksa inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art outpatient annex at the Empress Zewditu Memorial Hospital. Distinguished guests included Ethiopian State Minister of Health Dr. Kebede Worku and U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Donald Booth. [...]
Dr. Kifle Tondo, a German-trained Ethopian surgeon, hopes to build a pediatric cardiac clinic and training center in Ethiopia. To ensure successful surgical outcomes, Transonic has donated flow measurement equipment to the centers. Press Release Transonic Systems (Ithaca, NY) is pleased to be able to help a German-trained Ethiopian surgeon realize his dream. Dr. Kifle [...]
Continue reading …Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Before the cafes filled Addis Ababa’s scene and before all these entertainment centers popped up, there was one main hangout spot during the summer time; Ghion Hotel. The hotel is named after the biggest river in Ethiopia (Abay a.k.a. Ghion) and has its own urban history keeping the urban elements and ties [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu, the Ethiopian Minister of Health, visited Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to talk about the successes and challenges of Ethiopia’s innovative Health Extension Program. His talk was sponsored by Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health. The minister sat [...]
Continue reading …Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - In the past couple of weeks many people have started to mention a name, ‘Moringa’ and whenever they talk about it is like they are trying to unleash a hidden mystery. Did you hear about the new plant? Oh you should try the juice of Moringa, it strengthens your bones; it is [...]
Continue reading …Money will be disbursed across several sectors, with preparations in place to ensure maximum benefits. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The World Bank and the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (MoFED) signed a 120 million dollar loan and grant agreement on Friday, March 29, 2013, targeting the improvement of the health sector in Ethiopia. The loan, [...]
Continue reading …Adam Waksor, DDS, has traveled around the world to help people look and feel better. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 03, 2013 - Coast Dental is proud to welcome oral surgeon Adam Waksor, DDS, to its team of dental specialists and general dentists. Dr. Waksor has more than a decade of experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery. [...]
Continue reading …by Marthe Van Der Wolf A group of 150 Ethiopian doctors living abroad are constructing a hospital in their home country that will offer state-of-the-art medical treatment. This new hospital is designed to reduce the number of Ethiopians seeking medical facilities abroad. The Ethio-American Doctors Group, an association of more than 150 Ethiopian doctors in the [...]
Continue reading …Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The first Global Education & Technology Health Summit was held at the United Nations in New York last week, which brought together academics, social entrepreneurs, distance learning experts, physicians, business leaders and ministers of health for a dialogue on the impact of mobile technologies to improve global health. The summit was [...]
Continue reading …African Leadership for Child Survival: A Promise Renewed ADDIS ABABA / NEW YORK / WASHINGTON D.C. - Since 1990, the number of child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa has dropped by 39%. Many African countries are within reach of the 2015 millennium development goal to reduce the under-five mortality rate by two thirds. Yet even with the [...]
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