IIfPHC-E serves as a resource center for the Federal Ministry of Health, its Regional Health Bureaus and other government health institutions in Ethiopia. This online repository gathers archives and disseminates information from the Ministry.
Ethiopia still faces a high burden of malnutrition due to environmental,
social, political, economic, and cultural factors. Inadequate agricultural
productivity, post-harvest losses, poor food safety and quality, ...
According the WHO adolescence is defined
as the period from 10 to 19 years, when an
individual undergoes major physical growth,
mental development and psychological
changes. (1-6). This period is divided into
early ...
Micronutrient deficiency is often referred to as “Hidden Hunger” as adequate food may be present, but the diet contains insufficient amounts of certain vitamins and minerals.
Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) are now ...
Malnutrition is a global health challenge that affects every country in the world. Children, women, and adolescents are the most vulnerable and a significant burden is experienced by children under-five (1). Globally, 22% ...
Ethiopia is in the ‘early’ phase of the demographic dividend transition and on the path to a population age structure that may enable it to experience a demographic dividend. The national total fertility rate has decreased ...
Stunting in Ethiopia is still unacceptably high. Despite the steady decline of stunting over the past twenty years, the rate in children under five was 38% in 2019 and 28% in children under two (with wide regional variation). ...
Malnutrition refers to deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person’s intake of energy and/or nutrients (WHO 2020). It is also defined as both under-nutrition and over nutrition, which includes micronutrient and ...
Irrational use of drugs has been one of the major problems in the Ethiopian health care system for a long time. Among the strategies devised to improve the situation, Medicine, Food and Healthcare Administration and Control ...
WHEREAS, scientifically proved that using tobacco is a risk factor
for disease such as cancer, respiratory disease, heart disease, stroke
and non-communicable disease as well as resulted to physical injury
and death ...
STGs promote therapeutically effective and economic use of medicinesat different levels of health
facilities, as they give clear guidance and recommendations about the treatment and management of
each clinical condition. ...
The Government of Ethiopia has demonstrated its policy commitment to nutrition
by developing the first ever food and nutrition policy, its implementation strategy
(2021-2030) and the Seqota Declaration to end under ...
Ethiopia has exhibited modest improvements in the nutritional status of children. Despite the country’s
progress, the burden of malnutrition has remained a formidable challenge. When the data are further
disaggregated ...
Ethiopia has experienced modest improvements in the nutritional status of children. Reports indicated
that the burden of stunting has reduced from 58% in 2000 to 37% in 2019, an average decline of about
1 percentage point ...
Careful planning and strong administrative support are
essential before, during, and after the Training Course on
the Management of Acute Malnutrition. This section of the
Course Director Guide describes the necessary ...
Clinical practice is an essential part of the Management of Acute Malnutrition course. Clinical sessions
are led by the clinical instructor in the inpatient care ward, OTP and TSFP on each day of the course.
The purpose ...