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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ( Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; [1] [a] born 3 March 1965) [2] is an Ethiopian [2] public health official, researcher, [3] diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization ...
Ethiopia is one of the fastest growing countries in Africa, having more than 104 million people (the second most-populous in the region).It experiences the public health problems typical of an underdeveloped country, such as communicable diseases (HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, etc), maternal and child health problems (diarrhoea & dehydration, pneumonia, neonatal problems etc) and malnutrition ...
Overview. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa, with a population of over 120 million people. As of the end of 2003, the United Nations (UN) reported that 4.4% of adults were infected with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS); other estimates of the rate of infection ranged from a low of 7% to a high of 18%.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is a national and international public health agency and research institute working in the area of global health statistics and impact evaluation, located at the University of Washington in Seattle.
The Ministry of Health ( MoH) ( Amharic: ጤና ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government department responsible for public health concerns. Its head office is on Sudan Street in Addis Ababa. [2] Mekdes Daba has been the head of the ministry since February 2024. The organization is a cabinet level organization which has authority over the ...
Mekdes Daba Feyssa, appointed as Ethiopia's Health Minister in February 2024, previously served as the president of the Ethiopian Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association (ESOG) and held a role as team lead at the Deputy Director General Office of the World Health Organization in Geneva. Her notable contributions were acknowledged with the ...
Senait Fisseha ( Amharic: ሰናይት ፍሰሃ) is an Ethiopian-American physician, lawyer and obstetrician-gynecologist. She specialized in endocrinology at the University of Michigan and received her Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University. [3] She is currently Vice-President of International Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffet ...
Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin ( Amharic: ሊያ ታደሰ ገብረመድኅን; born 1976) [1] is an Ethiopian politician and physician who served as the Minister of Health from 12 March 2020 until 8 February 2024. [2] Prior to her appointment, Lia served as State Minister of Health from November 2018. [3] She also served as an Executive Director at ...