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Dr. Mesfin Lemma became the first in the world to perform minimally invasive spine surgery

Dr. Mesfin Lemma, spine surgeon at MedStar Orthopaedic Institute, recently became the first in the world to perform minimally invasive spine surgery using the Excelsius3D 3-in-1 intelligent imaging system. Because it shows real-time video in 3D, it allows us to do the surgery more precisely and more minimally invasively. Consolidating cone-beam CT, fluoroscopy, and digital

May 14, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Health

Jolie-Pitt Foundation Establishes HIV/AIDS Clinic in Ethiopia

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt‘s Jolie-Pitt Foundation has made a $2 million donation to the Global Health Committee to establish a center to aid children affected by tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. The center will be modeled after the Cambodian Health Committee’s Maddox Chivan Children’s Center in Cambodia, where children receive medical, education and social services. “Our goal is

January 22, 2022 • By Addis Insight

COVID-19

Chinese government donated 2.2mln of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia

On Thursday, the Chinese government donated an additional 2.2 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia, giving a boost to the East African nation’s vaccination efforts. The handover ceremony for the latest donated vaccines was visited by Ethiopian government officials and the Chinese diplomatic community members. China has donated around 7 million COVID-19 vaccine

January 21, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Diaspora

Ethiopian Diaspora to Open Dialysis Unit at Menelik II Referal Hospital

An Ethiopian diaspora from Atlanta, Georgia, is going to open a state of the art dialysis unit at Menelik II Referral Hospital. 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

December 31, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Health

Ministry of Health signed an agreement to employ fresh graduates

The Ministry of Health has signed a project agreement with state and city health bureaus to employ new graduates. The Minister of Health, Dr. Leah Tadesse, said the project is a significant step forward in the health sector to employ new graduate doctors. The project will be implemented from the current year and will last

December 31, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Dr Elias Gebru on IDPs crises: “It was a harsh reality to observe.”

Dr. Elias Gebru is emerging as a key figure among the volunteer doctors who took the initiative to organize the first medical volunteers for IDP centers last month after the liberation of states seized by the TPLF. Since the war began on November 3, 2020, counting up to over 2 million people have been internally

December 28, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Health

Ethiopian Airlines received pharma certification

Ethiopian Airlines has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and for ground handling. The airline said it is the first airline in Africa to receive the CEIV pharma certification. The milestone is anticipated to aid it in providing efficient & effective transportation of pharmaceuticals

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight

COVID-19

UAE bans travelers from Ethiopia, Kenya, others over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers and transit passengers from the four countries from Saturday, December 25, effective 7.30 am, This includes suspending the entry of travellers who were in the four

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Africa News

Professor Senait Fisseha, received an award for Achievement in Global Health Leadership.

16 December 2021 | Addis Ababa – The first international Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2021), hosted by the African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) concluded its main programme today following three days of sessions focused on the need to address long-standing health challenges on the continent,

December 16, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Health

XCMG finalize Clean water project in 20 schools in Addis Ababa

In a joint effort to build clean water facilities for schools in the Ethiopian capital, XCMG  together with 17 charitable suppliers, have donated and constructed 20 water purification systems for 20 public schools in Addis Ababa, which have now been put into operation. Between 2019 and 2021, with the support of XCMG and partner suppliers,

December 3, 2021 • By Addis Insight