A consultative workshop to update and link endemic influenza and Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) preparedness plans with the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPS) in Ethiopia was held in Bishoftu town from April 11 – 15, 2019. The workshop is organized by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the World Health Organization (WHO). […]
A National Workshop on Scabies Prevention and Control mainly organized by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) along with the Amhara Region Public Health Institute (APHI) aiming to strengthen technical working group at all levels, improve early detection, surveillance and reporting activities and create attention to the neglected scabies diseases, identify the right, long lasting […]
Five days Training on Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) outbreak assessment and response was held at Embilta Hotel, from March 18-22, 2019. The training was organized by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) center for Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) and Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Research Directorate in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and KalaCORE- […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) Center for Public Health Emergency Management (cPHEM) certified 38 PHEM officers who completed the Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Program (FFETP) on March 22, 2019 in Tigray. The certified PHEM officers are drawn from all woredas of Tigray. The training aims to strengthen capacity of PHEM Officers in detection and […]
A two day workshop organized by the Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonosis Diseases Research Directorate (BPZDR) Laboratory Animals Welfare and Biomedical Research was concluded on March 22, 2019. The main objective of the workshop was to identify the gaps and challenges in the care and welfare of laboratory animals. And unavailability […]
Ethiopia officially launched the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) on a ceremony held on March 15, 2019 at the presence of Ministers, Development Partners Organization Heads Representatives including H.E Deputy Prime Minister Ato Demeke Mekonnen. Dr. Ebba Abate, Director General of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), in his speech on the launching […]
The National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) in coordination with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has given a half day training on the topic “Submitting data to a data repository: what are the requirements and experiences?”. The training was held at the EPHI training center and an introductory training schedule was delivered by Anne […]
The fourth NIPN Nutrition Research and Policy Seminar on the topic “Animal sourced food and nutrition outcomes” kicked off at the EPHI training center. The National Information Platform for Nutrition (NIPN) hosted its fourth seminar on March 7,2019 at the EPHI training center. Ato Solomon Eshetu, researcher and coordinator of NIPN project, gave an opening […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) organized a farewell ceremony for its former Director General (DG) Dr. Amha Kebede and Deputy Director General (DDG) Dr. Tsigereda Kifle in recognition to their invaluable and dedicated service during their times with the Institute. DG of EPHI Dr. Ebba Abate including Directors, Office heads and case team leads […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) Health Systems and Reproductive Health Research Directorate (HSHRD) has finalized its preparation to launch the Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019 (MDHS) which is piloted to identify the gaps in health services in Ethiopia and indicate the way forward to narrow down the identified gaps. As a first step […]