Firew Bobo

Inequalities in Health | Global Health

[Int Journal for Equity in Health @equityhealthj]

Evaluating equity across the continuum of care for maternal health services: analysis of national health surveys from 25 sub-Saharan African countries https://t.co/ojOFJQzdvL

[Prof. Mirkuzie Woldie @MirkuzieK]

Our New Paper: Evaluation of equity across the continuum of care for maternal health services in 25 African countries.
Only 30% were able to complete the continuum of care (ANC 4+, SBA, and PNC), 9% did not have any contact with the Health system.
https://t.co/2uTB84nqQH

[Prof. Mirkuzie Woldie @MirkuzieK]

The Ethiopian Medical Journal (EMJ) is rated as an “EXCELLENT” journal as per the Revised Guideline (2022/23) for Evaluation and Accreditation of Journals Published in Ethiopia (Article 10.3) by the Ministry of Education-Ethiopia

[UNICEF Africa @UNICEFAfrica]

🚨 12.7 million children in Africa missed out on one or more vaccinations over 3 years.

COVID-19 caused service disruption, strained health systems, diverted scarce resources, while conflicts, climate change have driven this decline on the continent.
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https://t.co/oNGoLgcAQd

[Prof. Mirkuzie Woldie @MirkuzieK]

Enhancing the use of research evidence to inform health policy and health system decision-making in Ethiopia.
Fenot: Achieving excellence in PHC https://t.co/GeeVflL5u3 via @YouTube

[Firew Bobo @FirewBobo]

@AndrewHayen @UTS_PH Proud @AndrewHayen supervisee, here. Always encouraging and capable of bringing out the best in people!

[Firew Bobo @FirewBobo]

@MirkuzieK @TesfaFeyissa @AndrewHayen @aasante2 @AngelaJDawson @UTS_Health Having you as a mentor and role model has been a great privilege. Thank for all your support and time.

[Firew Bobo @FirewBobo]

Thank you for your time, exceptional expertise and support.

It's been an incredible journey - will cherish every moment!

[Firew Bobo @FirewBobo]

@AndrewHayen @aasante2 @AngelaJDawson @MirkuzieK @UTS_Health It has been a great honour to learn from you and work with you all!

Thank you for the opportunity, superb guidance and time - I will always be grateful.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

11 million infants are unvaccinated or under-vaccinated in the @WHOAFRO region. At #RC72AFRO, I urged all countries to prioritize restoring immunisation services. This is essential to protect Africa’s children & the future of our continent, from a range of diseases, incl. polio.

[Prof. Mirkuzie Woldie @MirkuzieK]

"Four lessons from good policymaking in Africa"
I enjoyed reading through this article on the Mail & Guardian. Yes there are "positive lessons" from Africa too! Policymaking informed by available evidence made the difference!
https://t.co/EtTP1RfEFP

[BMJ Global Health @GlobalHealthBMJ]

Spatial patterns and inequalities in skilled birth attendance and caesarean delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
https://t.co/ASzZekAruw

[Prof. Mirkuzie Woldie @MirkuzieK]

Countries struggle to optimally use evidence to inform health policy and practice. The Research Advisory Council at MOH-Ethiopia has proved instrumental in addressing this gap.
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https://t.co/ePMmWmKVqQ
https://t.co/Tl2C1Wt4nW

[Firew Bobo @FirewBobo]

@NICU_doc_salone @AndrewHayen @AngelaJDawson Access to vaccines is limited in many sub-Saharan African countries, especially for the kids living in conflict-affected areas. We proposed recommendations below.

[HealthPolicyPlanning @HPP_LSHTM]

NEW BLOG! Health Policy and Planning’s Top 10 articles in 2021 - what were they? Topics include: #COVID19 #MNCH #NCDs Health and power #CHWs #lockdown #mentalhealth Applied systems thinking #HPSR and much more!
Read the blog now on HPP Debated: https://t.co/EhxeDQ6wiH

[Firew Bobo @FirewBobo]

@MirkuzieK Congratulations, well deserved!

[Prof. Mirkuzie Woldie @MirkuzieK]

@UTS_Health @UTS_PH @UNSW @FMoHealth The lead author @FirewBobo and I are well-positioned to jointly work to translate the findings of our work into policy and practice at home. As the Senior Research Advisor @FMoHealth I will led the translation process

[Firew Bobo @FirewBobo]

@MirkuzieK @UTS_Health @UTS_PH @UNSW @FMoHealth Glad to be able to contribute to policy and practice at home. Very excited to work on this with @MirkuzieK