Ethiopia Health Care grew by 13% in 2020/21 FY. This figure is one of the fastest rates of growth last year recorded among the major GDP components, based on a recent study.
Other major GDP components that experienced the fastest growth rates last year were:
Banking – up 9%
Transportation/communications – up 7%
Construction – up 7%
According to Cepheus study, mining was the leading-fastest growing sub-sector both last year and over the previous five years, despite its extremely small initial base which is less than 1 percent of total GDP.
Ethiopia has a large rural and subsistence agriculture population with limited access to safe drinking water, housing, sanitation, food, and health care. The government has made substantial investments in the public health sector, which has resulted in improved health outcomes.
According to the International Trade Administration Bureau of the United States, the Ethiopia Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) is being strengthened to provide increased regulatory oversight for the registration, importation, and quality of medicines, supplies, and equipment into the Ethiopian market.
For medicine registration and licensing activities, the EFDA is currently implementing a “zero backlogs” strategy. EFDA has digitized the importation and registration of health commodities into Ethiopia by utilizing the programs listed below:
i-Register: is used by importers for application of market authorization and product registration (new products, request registration exceptions and renew existing registrations).
i-Import: is an online application used by importers to apply for and receive permits to import all health commodities. Ethiopia Pharmaceuticals Supplies Agency (EPSA) also has access to this application as they are participating in procurement activities.
i-Verify, an app-based health products tracker, provides regulators as well as public users with real-time visibility into movement of health commodities and products from manufacturer to the point of issue.
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Addis Ababa December, December 31, 2021 (FBC) – An Ethiopian diaspora from Atlanta, Georgia, is going to open a state of the art dialysis unit at Menelik II Referral Hospital.
It is to be recalled that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made a call to the Ethiopian diaspora to come home for the upcoming Ethiopian Christmas and Epiphany holidays.
Among the diaspora who responded to the call, Tigist Abebe, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Yeabe Medical Center and Rehabilitation said she has been doing various activities to start dialysis service with an outlay of over 10 million birr in Ethiopia over the past four months.
Tigist said some 30 machines have been delivered to the hospital and it is expected to start operation soon.
She added that the coming of the diaspora has many advantages, noting that even before the PM's call for homecoming, “some of us were exchanging ideas to come and do something to our country.”
Following the call, the motivation of the diaspora has grown greatly and they need to contribute to their motherland, following our footstep, the CEO stated.
There may be challenges like in any less developed countries, Tigist noted, adding that many things are being done by the government and a lot of things are being facilitated now.
From my own experience, a lot has changed. As a member of the diaspora, we do not have to take advantage of it and we have to be treated like any other fellow Ethiopian.
“I am very excited about this diaspora home coming and their response. But for those diaspora who come and request what to do, there are many things that they can see. What we need to do is take responsibility, contribute their share to schools, hospitals and support family to achieve something in a year,” she elaborated.
According to her, the diaspora need to leave their legacy in their country.
As many health centers are located in off-grid areas, Stiftung Solarenergie, Solar Energy Foundation Ethiopia, and GREEN LAMP collaborated on the sustainability of installed Solar Suitcases for Health Centers in Ethiopia. Over 240 Solar Suitcases have been installed in various parts of the country.
The installed Solar Suitcases are mostly in maternity departments to save the lives of women and children. Green Lamp is now collaborating with the Stiftung Solarenergie-Solar Energy Foundation to ensure the Solar Suitcases’ long-term viability.
Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency has qualified for ISO 9000:2015 certification by employing several quality management principles specifies in the terms and definitions of all quality management and quality management system standards developed by ISO/TC 176.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Liya Tadesse, on the occasion said the Ministry and the Agency have been working to improve the overall health service delivery system in the country.
The Minister also said that the reforms being implemented in the country’s health sector can be used as an example to other public sector institutions for quality management practice and services delivery.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on 23 February 1947, the organization develops and publishes worldwide technical, industrial and commercial standards.
On August 5, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) donated three real-time PCR machines to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) for distribution to Afar, Somali, and Gambella regions to strengthen their COVID-19 testing capacity. In addition, 5000 Abbot real-time PCR test kits and 10,000 Abbott Ag rapid diagnostic kits (RDT) were also donated during the handing over ceremony.
“Expanding the capacity for COVID-19 testing is key to slowing down COVID-19 transmission and reducing sickness and death in the country,” said Dr Indrajit Hazarika, Health Systems Strengthening lead at WHO Ethiopia. “WHO is pleased to contribute to the Ethiopian government’s efforts to expand laboratory capacity for COVID-19 testing in all regions, which is key for timely case detection, isolation and treatment.”
A diagnostic test helps to confirm whether patients presenting for care with COVID-like symptoms actually have the virus. It also allows cases to be appropriately managed, and public health measures such as isolation or quarantine to be put into place as soon as possible. Additionally, diagnostics is an important tool in contact tracing as testing all contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases is critical to interrupting the chain of transmission of COVID-19 in a community. Lastly, diagnostics provide us with tools for surveillance and rapid situation analysis to monitor disease trends over time and assess the effectiveness of control interventions.
Since the beginning of 2020, WHO has been working with EPHI in coordinating the assessment and strengthening of public, private, and university laboratories in the country for COVID-19 testing. WHO supported the training of laboratory staff, and helped equip laboratories, and install a digital information management system for accurate data processing and reporting. A national laboratory network has also been established for timely result dissemination to ensure a coordinated pandemic response.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, said the country and its people are facing unprecedented challenges, both internal and external. Although they may temporarily test and challenge us in the areas of social, political, economic, and foreign affairs; This is not the first time we Ethiopians have faced such complex and serious problems; She recalled the strength of our unity, saying that "we are united as one, one million of us as one and each of us as we are one million and we have overcome the problems and challenges that we have faced in the past”.
According to Dr. Lia, the only real solution to the ongoing campaign and the threat of disintegration is to strengthen our internal unity and resilience, our existing values of solidarity and uniting our forces.
According to the Minister, the campaign to save the country, to support and rehabilitate the war-torn citizens, and to stand on the side of defense forces is not something that will be left to the few. "Every patriotic Ethiopian should do it without hesitation," she said.
We must support and strengthen our country's defense forces, which are fighting hard for the lives of our country. Dr. Lia also stressed the need for all patriotic Ethiopians to show their solidarity and support for our defense forces to the best of their ability.
