A joint forum of senior officials of the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH), agencies accountable to MoH and regional health bureaus opened today. The Forum will review performance of the sector during the past six months, challenges encountered and experiences gained, while also building consensus on sector priorities for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Ohio State Global One Health has donated laboratory equipment valued at about 6.5 million Birr in support of the rehabilitation of hospital laboratories damaged by the war in northern Ethiopia.
A side discussion on TB prevention and control was held with representatives of neighboring countries attending the 16th Annual TB Research Conference.
It is important for countries to work together, as TB is difficult to treat and monitor because neighboring countries have similar communities, especially in pastoral areas of East Africa.
