Strengthening our country's health system it is important to work harder to prevent and control domestic and cross-border diseases.

It has been noted that the role of partner organizations in making the Health Extension Program more accessible to the community has been effective and it has also been noted that it has been effective as a national health product. 

A review of the Global Fund Grant implementation process and the ongoing execution of plans was held today at the Ministry of Health.

The review forum was chaired by the State Minister of Health, Dr. Dereje Duguma, and focused on the detailed works done over the past nine months with the financial support of the Global Fund; and assessed the current status of the implementation of the plan.

Discussions were held with officials from all levels of the Ministry of Health, Gavi, UNICEF and the World Health Organization on the availability and coverage of Covid-19 vaccine.

State Minister of Health, Dr. Dereje Duguma, thanked the partners for their dedicated support in providing access to vaccination services over the past several years and said that stakeholders have been instrumental in responding to the prevention and control of the covid pandemic.

The Food Security Index was launched in Ethiopia under the theme "Working in partnership to improve food supply in conflict areas".

State Minister of Health, Dr. Dereje Duguma, pointed out that malnutrition is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. In his opening remarks on the 2021 GHI process, Dr. Dereje noted that the Ethiopian government is implementing various policies and strategies to ensure food security.

Ethiopia has amended Directive No.803/2020, providing for the prevention and control of COVID 19 in Ethiopia, and effective starting 1 April 2022.
                                                                                                                                                                                Minister of Health Dr.Liya Tadese has briefed the media on Directive No.882/2022, ‘The Revised Directive to Provide for the Prevention and Control of the COVID 19 Pandemic’.

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.