Happy 90th Birthday Dr. Hamlin
On 24 January 1924 Elinor Catherine Hamlin was born at home in Sydney, Australia. In 2014 Dr Hamlin AC celebrates...
Health
Ethiopia passes law banning smoking in public
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WIC)- Ethiopian House of Peoples’ Representatives pass a new tobacco control proclamation. The proclamation prohibits smoking in...
Bahir Dar to welcome ministers for AU summit
For the first time in its history the town of Bahir Dar, the seat of the Amhara Regional State, is...
Seeking Cure Abroad Growing Number of Ethiopians Look for Medical Solutions in Foreign Lands
By Yetneberk Tadele Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Nowadays, it is very common to hear a loud speaker on minibuses roaring...
In memoriam: Professor Jemal Abdulkadir
By Elias S Siraj, Ahmed Reja, and Solomon Tesfaye On Saturday August 24th, 2013, the world diabetes community lost Professor...
USAID kicks off “School Milk Day” events
Press Release Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), today kicked off...
Surviving Medical School in Ethiopia
By Dr Surafel K Gebreselassie I don’t know how we did it. We did it anyway. At least three of...
Ethiopia to increase number of hospitals to 800
 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WIC) – Efforts are underway to increase the number of hospitals in the country to 800 to...
Gift of Sight: US Doctor’s $11 Fix for Epidemic
Curing Blindness in Ethiopia (Photo: Christine Romo) Forty million people worldwide live in total darkness and 90 percent of them...