We must base acts on facts - but I risk two conclusions without deeper investigation: No Norwegian has saved more lives than @ToreGodal. Today he got the most well-deserved King’s Medal of Merit ever! #GlobalHealth#NCD@GaviSeth @Folkehelseinst @UniOslo
https://t.co/7XxYFuhGF6
Nationally owned and led 3D (Data Dialogue, Decision) process to develop the national benefit package to be supported by the @Ethiopia government with support of @WHO economists together with experts from the @Decide network !
@UHCPartnership in action ! #UHC
Thank you so much @amirabiy for your excellent leadership and thank you so much @OFNorheim @KarinEEStenberg@Mel_Bertram for you technical support @GHPriorities @decide_health
The revised Essential Health Services Package is launched today.
The package is revised, taking crucial steps to use available resources by prioritizing interventions based on cost, equity, financial risk protection, and public interest /community concern/ (1/5)
The revised Essential Health Service package, Health Extension Program Assesment & programs under revisions will be significant inputs to HSTP-II.
Thanks to @UiB@CHAI_health@WHO@WHOAFRO@HarvardChanSPH for the support & @GetachewTesho14 & team for leading the effort.
Yesterday PhD candidate @GetachewTesho14 passed his midway evaluation - congratulations!
His project is related to the important work the Ethiopian Ministry is doing revising the Essential Health Services Packages. First paper is accepted and is soon to be published!
Thank you so much @OFNorheim and your team for your technical support in the process of redefining EHSP of Ethiopia @amirabiy @alemayehu4u2 @KA_Johansson @GHPriorities
The focus areas of Annual Review Meeting:
◽️HSTP-II
◽️Health Extension & Health Development Army program Study
◽️Woreda Transformation plan
◽️Mental Health
◽️#NCDs particularly Hypertension
◽️Immunization
◽️Nutrition
◽️I-CARE
◽️#TB & #NTDs
◽️Essentail Health Service Package
President @SahleWorkZewde mentioned priority areas of the health sector on the opening speech of the EFY 2012 at the parliament.
◽️reform Health Extension and Health Development Army programs based on the in-depth study results
◽️Implement Essential Health Service Package 1/2
Launched the 7th Health Account (NHA VII): Results from 2013/14 to 2016/17 showed:
◽️Increment in total health spending from 49.5 Bill ETB to 72 Bill ETB
◽️Out of pocket spending dec from 33% to 31% & governments contribution inc from 30% to 32% (1/2)
”Financing Universal Health Coverage: four Steps to go from Aspiration to Action” released just in time for the UN-High Level meeting on Universal Health Coverage next week in New York. We outline the keys steps governments should take to achieve #UHC. https://t.co/Ppdi03RTgk
PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the renovated wards of Black Lion Specialized Hospital and the new building of St. Peter Specialized Hospital that has 320 beds and built by the government with 320 Mill ETB. @PMEthiopia
Grateful to receive a certificate of recognition with my brother Prof. Isaac. @IsaacFAdewole for the contribution to cancer control in Africa.
African Cancer Coalition is crucial in bringing together professionals & maximizes potential to address cancer care in the continent.
We are today celebrating the 70 years of prof Bernt Lindtjørn. A long career focused on research and capacity building in Ethiopia. Now, greetings from ass prof Wakgari Deressa from @AddisAbabaUnive. @IGS_UiB
While acknowledging our achievements, we need to work hard in areas of little progress, especially neonatal mortality, immunization, and nutrition indicators.
The final Mini-DHS 2019 report will be launched in September 2019. (3/3)