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Addressing the Impact of U.S. Health Aid Cuts on Ethiopia’s Healthcare System and Strategic Solution

The recent withdrawal of U.S. health aid, particularly from CDC and USAID, has severely impacted Ethiopia’s ability to combat infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, and vaccine-preventable illnesses. These cuts have disrupted diagnostics, treatment programs, and public health interventions, increasing the country’s vulnerability to disease outbreaks.

Additionally, the indefinite suspension of aid budgets has affected healthcare employment and essential services across multiple sectors.

To address these challenges, Ethiopia must diversify its funding sources by engaging multilateral organizations such as the World Bank, WHO, and the Global Fund while strengthening bilateral partnerships with the EU, UK, China, and Gulf nations. Expanding public-private partnerships (PPPs), increasing government investment, and promoting community-based health financing (CBHF) can enhance sustainability.

Training and retaining healthcare professionals, boosting local pharmaceutical production, and leveraging digital health solutions are crucial for long-term self-sufficiency.

Optimizing resource allocation by prioritizing high-impact programs, enforcing transparency, and using data-driven decision-making can improve efficiency. Strengthening regional collaboration through the African Union and mobilizing diaspora support can bridge financial gaps. Additionally, Ethiopia must cut excessive spending on non-essential projects, such as unnecessary hospital renovations and vehicle allocations for managers, while improving financial oversight to prevent corruption and waste.

Prioritizing preventive healthcare, expanding community health insurance, and implementing cost-effective interventions will maximize impact. Investing in disease surveillance, laboratory infrastructure, and cross-border health security can improve outbreak preparedness. A resilient healthcare system requires strong leadership, strict financial management, and strategic partnerships to ensure continued progress despite external funding challenges.

By Jafer Aliyi (BSc, MPH)

@HakimEthio

Empowering Patients for Better Chronic Disease Management in Ethiopia

As a healthcare professional, it is crucial to emphasize the growing burden of complications due to chronic diseases like Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in our healthcare system. Managing this disease involves more than just medications.

Therefore, comprehensive patient education and support are essential to help individuals manage their conditions effectively, improve their quality of life, and alleviate the strain on our healthcare system. Here are some key elements to consider:

1. Disease Awareness

Educating patients about their chronic diseases empowers them with knowledge. Understanding the nature of their condition, its progression, and potential complications can motivate patients to adhere to their treatment plans and make informed decisions about their health. To support this, develop educational programs and materials that are easily accessible to patients, such as community outreach programs, radio broadcasts, and culturally relevant educational pamphlets.

2. Medication Adherence

Taking medications as prescribed is crucial in managing chronic diseases. Adherence to medication helps in keeping the condition under control and prevents the onset of complications. Patients need to understand the timing, dosage, and purpose of their medications to ensure they are taken correctly. To support this, healthcare providers should offer personalized medication plans and reminders to patients.

3. Lifestyle Modifications

A healthy lifestyle is important in managing chronic diseases. This includes maintaining a balanced diet, engaging in regular physical activity, and managing stress effectively. Lifestyle changes can significantly improve patients' health and reduce disease-related symptoms. To support this, provide patients with personalized lifestyle modification plans and access to nutritionists and fitness experts.

4. Self-Monitoring

Teaching patients to monitor their conditions at home, such as checking blood sugar levels or blood pressure, allows them to take proactive steps in managing their health. Self-monitoring provides real-time feedback and helps in early detection of any irregularities that require medical attention.

5. Regular Follow-ups

Regular medical check-ups are essential in managing chronic diseases. Follow-ups ensure continuous monitoring of the patient's condition, allow for adjustments in the treatment plan, and provide an opportunity for healthcare professionals to address any concerns or issues. Implement a follow-up schedule and encourage patients to attend their appointments regularly.

6. Technology and Tools

Leveraging modern technology, such as mobile health apps and telemedicine, can facilitate ongoing education and support for patients.

References

1. Bahari, G., & Kerari, A. (2024). Evaluating the effectiveness of a self-management program on patients living with chronic diseases. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 487-496.

2. Stepanian N, Larsen MH, Mendelsohn JB, Mariussen KL, Heggdal K. Empowerment interventions designed for persons living with chronic disease - a systematic review and meta-analysis of the components and efficacy of format on patient-reported outcomes. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Aug 25;23(1):911. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09895-6. PMID: 37626346; PMCID: PMC10463815.

3. Vainauskienė V, Vaitkienė R. Enablers of Patient Knowledge Empowerment for Self-Management of Chronic Disease: An Integrative Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 24;18(5):2247. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052247. PMID: 33668329; PMCID: PMC7956493.

4. Haleem A, Javaid M, Singh RP, Suman R. Telemedicine for healthcare: Capabilities, features, barriers, and applications. Sens Int. 2021;2:100117. doi: 10.1016/j.sintl.2021.100117. Epub 2021 Jul 24. PMID: 34806053; PMCID: PMC8590973.

Nesredin Ahmed: Nurse

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"ምንባር" ዘርእስታ መፃሓፍ ኣብ መቐለ ዩንቨርስቲ ጥዕና ሳይነስ ኮሌጅ መምህርን ተመራመርን ዝኾነ ገብረዛብሄር ንጉሰ ዝተፅሓፈት ኮይና ካብ ሓቀኛ ናይ ሂወት ተመኩሮ ተበጊሳ፤ ብዛዕባ ዓርሰ ምምሕሽ ሰፊሕ መልእኽቲ ዝሓዘት እያ።

እዛ መፅሓፍ 280 ገፅን ልዕሊ 100 መጣቐስቲን ዝሓዘት እንትትከውን ብሰንኪ ንመሐተሚ ዝኸውን ፋይናንሳዊ ድረታ ዛጊድ ኣብ መንበብቲ ክትበፅሕ ኣይከኣለትን። ንደራሲ ፣ መምህርን ተመራመርን ገብረዛብሄር ንጉሰ ክረኽቦ ዝደሊ ብስ.ቁ 0991235149 ምድዋል ይከኣል።

"ምንባር" የተሰኘ መፅሓፍ በመቐለ ዩንቨርስቲ ጤና ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ መምህርና ተመራማሪ ገብረዛብሄር ንጉሰ የተፃፈ ሲሆን ከእውነተኛ ታሪክ ተነስቶ፤ ስለ እራስን ማሻሻል ሰፊ መልእክት የያዘ ነው።

መፅሐፉ 280 ገፅ እና ከ100 በላይ ማጣቀሻ የያዘ ሲሆን ነገር ግን ለማሳተሚያ የሚሆን ገንዘብ በእጥረት ምክንያት እስከ ኣሁን ኣንባቢዎች እጅላይ ሊደርስ ኣልቻለም።

ደራሲ፣ መምህር ና ተማራማሪ ገብረዛብሄር ንጉሰ ማግኘት የሚፈልግ ሰው ካለ በዚ ቁጥር ስል 0991235149 ደውሎ ማግኘት ይቻላል።

A Book titled "ምንባር" "The Resilient Soul: Turning Challenges into Strength" is written by Gebrezabher Niguse, a lecturer and researcher at Mekelle University. Based on a true story, this inspiring work blends self-improvement with personal narrative.

Spanning 280 pages and backed by over 100 references, the book offers valuable insights into resilience and growth. However, due to financial constraints, it has yet to reach its readers.

If anyone wants to contact Gebrezabher Niguse, they can call 0991235149

@HakimEthio

Subject: Request for Medical Advice and Consultation

Dear Hakim,

My name is Ebisa Gizachew. I am a C1 student living in Holeta town, located west of Addis Ababa on the Ambo road, 29 km from Holeta. I alternate spending 15 days at a clinic and 15 days at my home, which are 100 meters apart.

From 30/07/2016 to 29/05/2017 (my C1 entry), I fell ill five times by Plasmodium vivax malaria. Despite living in Holeta, which is not a malaria-prone area, and having no travel history to malaria-endemic regions, I still contracted it multiple times.

Each time I was treated with both standard treatment and eradication therapy, I tested negative when screened one month after treatment.

Given my unusual case and lack of exposure to malaria-prone areas, I would greatly appreciate your advice and consultation regarding the possible cause of these recurrent infections and preventive measures I can take.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,
Ebisa Gizachew

@HakimEthio

ለሽንት ደጋግሞ መነሳት (Nocturia)

ሌሊት ከእንቅልፍ ለሽንት መነሳት ብዙ ግዜ የሚታይ ችግርሲሆን በተለይ ደግሞ እድሜ ሲገፋ ይባባሳል፡፡ ከ50 አመት በኋላ ከ50% በላይ ያሉ ሰዎች ዘንድ ይታያል፡፡

በህክምናው ከሁለት ግዜ በላይ ከእንቅልፍዎ ሽንት ከቀሰቀሰዎ እንደ ችግር የሚታይ ነው፡፡ ይህ ችግር የእንቅልፍን ሁኔታ ከመረበሹም በላይ ለልዩ ልዩ የጤና ችግሮች ያጋልጣል፡፡

የሌሊት ሽንት መደጋገም መንስኤዎች

• ከመሸ በኋላ ፈሳሽ ማብዛት፡ በምሽት ውሃ በተለይምሻይ፣ ቡና ወይም አልኮል መጠጦች ለሽንት መብዛትአስተዋጽኦ ያደርጋሉ፡፡

• እድሜ መግፋት፡ ከፊኛ ሽንት የመያዝ አቅም መዳከምእንዲሁም የስኳር በሽታ፣ የኩላሊት እና የልብ ችግሮችከእድሜ መግፋት ጋር ተያይዘው መከሰት ለችግሩ ያጋልጣሉ፡፡ ለተለያዩ የጤና ችግሮች የሚሰጡ የሽንት መጠንን የሚጨምሩ መድሃኒቶችም አጋላጭ ናቸው፡፡

• የፕሮስቴት እጢ መፋፋት ወይንም የፕሮስቴት ካንሰር፡ በእድሜ የገፉ አባቶች ከፕሮስቴት መጠን መጨመር ጋር ተያይዞ ችግሩ ሊታይ ይችላል፡፡

• እርግዝና እና ማረጥ፡ በሴቶች ዘንድ ደግሞ እርግዝና ወይም በእድሜ መግፋት ለችግሩ ሊያጋልጡ ይችላሉ፡፡

• የሽንት መስመር ኢንፌክሽን፡ ሽንት ደጋግሞ መምጣት የሽንት መስመር ኢንፌክሽን አንዱ መገለጫ ምልክትነው፡፡

ከእንቅልፍ ደጋግሞ ለሽንት መነሳት የሚያስከትላቸው የጤና ችግሮች

• ያልተስተካከለ እንቅልፍ በቀን የመታከት ስሜት፣ መነጫነጭ፣ ለስራም ሆነ ለሌላ ጉዳይ ትኩረት ማጣትችግሮች ያስከትላል፡፡ ይህም ማህበራዊ ግንኙታችንና የስራ ብቃታችን ላይ እክል ይፈጥራል፡፡

• ድብታና ጭንቀት ለመሳሰሉ የአይምሮ ጤና ችግሮችሊያጋልጥ ይችላል

• በሌሊት ከእንቅልፍ ጋር እየታገሉ ወደ መጸዳጃ ቤትመመላለስ መውደቅ ወይም መጋጨት ሊያስከትልይችላል፡፡ ይህ አንዳንድ ግዜ የከፋ ጉዳት ያመጣል፡፡

• ሌሊት ደጋግሞ መነሳት ለረጅም ግዜ ከዘለቀ በሽታ የመቋቋም አቅምን ያዳክማል፡፡

• ለስትሮክና ለልብ ጤና ችግር የመጋለጥ እድልን ይጨምራል፡፡

እንዴት ልንከላከለው እንችላለን? 

• ከእንቅልፍ ሰአት በፊት ፈሳሽ መቀነስ
• ከመተኛትዎ በፊት ወደ ሽንት ቤት መሄድ ልማድ ማድረግ

• ቡና፣ ሻይ እና አልኮል አለመውሰድ፤ ሻይ ወይም ቡና ካስፈለገዎ ወደ ጠዋት መውሰድ

• ተያያዥ የጤና ችግሮችን በአግባቡ መታከም፤ የልብ፣ የስኳር፣ የኩላሊት እና የፕሮስቴት ችግሮች ከተገኙ አስፈላጊውን ህክምና ማግኘት

• የሽንት መጠን የሚጨምሩ መድሃኒቶችን ጠዋት ወይንም ከመኝታ 6 ሰአት አስቀድሞ መውሰድ

• ከሰአት በኋላ ለተወሰኑ ደቂቃዎች መተኛት የሰውነት ፈሳሽ አንዲሰራጭ እና በቀን የመሽናት እድልን ይጨምራል፡፡

• ቀን ላይ ባገኙት አጋጣሚ ሁሉ እግርዎትን ከሰውነትዎ ከፍ አድርገው ይቀመጡ ወይንም ይተኙ፡፡ ይህ ቀን ላይፈሳሽ በታችኛው የሰውነት ክፍልዎት ላይ እንዳይከማችይረዳል፡፡

• ከሁለት ግዜ በላይ ከእንቅልፍዎ የሚነሱ ከሆነ፣ ሽንት ላይ ተጨማሪ ምልክቶች ካሉ፣ የሽንት መቅላት ካለ፣ እና የአኗኗር ዘይቤዎን ካቃወሰው ሃኪም ማማከር ያስፈልጋል፡፡

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📷 Dr. Kibreab Abera

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Good news from Ethiopian police Hospital's Neurosurgery unit

We have performed simpson ii resection for anterior and mid third parasagittal mengioma for a 40 years old female patient that presented with generalized seizure, headache and dizziness of 1year duration.

We did frontoparietal midline craniotomy, and principles of mengioma surgery followed but internal debulking omitted as the tumor came out by itself during circumfrantial dissection. We achieved simpson 2 resection.

Post op: patient was stable and discharged on her 5th day
No seizue on phenytoin
No headache or dizziness

Operating team
Dr. Endris, Neurosurgeon
Dr. Habtamu, Anesthesiologist
Bezabish, Anesthetist
Mr. Tsehayneh, Assistant
Sr. Etsegenet, scrub nurse
Mr. Misganaw, circulating nurse

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For further inquiery: Dr. Endris, Consultant Neurosurgeon
📞 0905484748
Email: idrisdoc2007@gmail.com

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የተሟላ የህፃናት እና የአዋቂ የልብ ቀዶ ህክምና በኢትዮ-ኢስታንቡል አጠቃላይ ሆስፒታል

በተሟላ ዘመናዊ መሳሪያዎች በመታገዝ የልብ ቀዶ ህክምናዎችን:-

1. የልብ ቧንቧ መጠገን / Valve Repair
2. የልብ ቧንቧ ቅየራ / Valve Replacement
3. የኤትሪያል ክፍተትን መጠገን / Atrial Septal Defect
4. የቬንትሪክል ክፍተትን መጠገን / Ventricular Septal Defect
5. የኤትሪዮቬንትሪኩላር ክፍተት መጠገን / AV Canal Repair
6.የቶፍ ህመም ጥገና / TOF repair
7. የፒዲኤ ጥገና/ PDA Ligation

እነዚህን ህክምናዎች የልብ ቀዶ ህክምና ሰብ እስፔሻሊስት በሆኑት እና ብዙ ዓመት ልምድ ባላቸው
1. በዶ/ር ሺቢቆም ታምራት (የህፃናት እና አዋቂ የልብ ቀዶ ህክምና ሰብስፔሻሊስት ሀኪም) እና
2.በዶ/ር ፈቀደ አግዋር (የህፃናት እና አዋቂ የልብ ቀዶ ህክምና ሰብስፔሻሊስት ሀኪም)
እንዲሁም ከውጪ ሀገር በሚመጡ ሰብስፔሻሊስት ሀኪሞች እየሰጠን እንገኛለን።

ህክምናው ከሰኞ እስከ ቅዳሜ ማግኘት የምትችሉ ሲሆን ቀጠሮ ለማስያዝ በ 0962212223 / 0965212223 ይደውሉ።

Comprehensive Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery at Ethio-Istanbul General Hospital

We offer advanced surgical services utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, including:

1. Valve Repairs
2. Valve Replacements
3. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Repair
4. Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Repair
5. Atrioventricular Canal (AV Canal) Repair
6. Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) Repair
7. Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Ligation

Our procedures are performed by specialized cardiac surgeons:

• Dr. Shibikom Tamrat (Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialist)
• Dr. Fekede Agwar (Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialist)

We also collaborate with international subspecialists to ensure the highest level of care.

Services are available from Monday to Saturday.

To schedule an appointment, please call 0962212223 or 0965212223

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የካንሰር ቀን በየአመቱ ጥር 27 በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ይከበራል። የቀኑ አላማም በህመሙ ዙሪያ ያሉትን የተሳሳቱ ግንዛቤዎች መለወጥ እንዲሁም ከህመሙ ጋር እየታገሉ ላሉ ሰዎች የተስፋ ብርሃን ማብራት ነው።

ሆፕ ኦንኮሎጂ በሃገራችን የመጀመሪያው የካንሰር የህክምና ማዕከል ሲሆን የዘንድሮውን የአለም የካንሰር ቀን ከጤና ሚኒስቴር፣ ከብሪጀ ዘ ጋፕ ኢትዮጵያ፣ ከኢትዮጵያ ሄማቶሎጂ እና ኦንኮሎጂ ማህበር እንዲሁም ማናኪ ሄልዝ ኬር ጋር በመተባበር ቀኑን በማዕከሉ ውስጥ በደማቅ ሁኔታ አክብሯል።

በእለቱም ጥሪ የተደረገላቸው ተጋባዥ እንግዶች፣ ከካንሰር ያገገሙ ብርቱ እና ለሌሎች ታካሚዎች ጥንካሬ መሆን የቻሉ ግለሰቦች እንዲሁም የተለያዩ የመንግስት አካላት ተገኝተው ማዕከሉን ጎብኝተው እና ስለወደፊት የካንሰር ህክምና ላይ ውይይትም አድርገው አሳልፈዋል።


World Cancer Day is celebrated globally every year on February 4.
The purpose of the day is to change misconceptions about the disease and to shine a light of hope for those fighting cancer.

Hope Oncology, the first specialized cancer center in Ethiopia, commemorated this year’s World Cancer Day at their center in collaboration with Ministry of Health, Bridge the Gap Ethiopia,  Ethiopian Hematology and Oncology Society, and Manaki Health Care.

The event was attended by various stakeholders, including cancer survivors who serve as a source of strength for other patients, government officials, and invited guests. While they were there, they toured the facility and engaged in discussions about the future of cancer treatment in Ethiopia.

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