The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Ethiopian Postal Service Enterprise (EPSE) and Regional Health Bureaus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for specimen transportation and referral linkages on July 19, 2017. The MoU enables transportation of specimen from the different regional laboratories and research centers to and back from EPHI through EPSE. Dr. Ebba Abate […]
The National Health Research and Development Coordination Committee composed from the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), Armauer Hanson Research Institute (AHRI) and Addis Ababa University (AAU) led by Minister of Health Prof. Yifiru Birhan visited EPHI on July 17, 2017. According to EPHI’s Director General Dr. Ebba Abate the aim of the visit is to […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health (MoE) and other partner organizations delivered a briefing on training of clinical and supportive teams deployed at Bole International Airport in order to acquaint the 49 participants with the necessary knowledge and skill on the prevention […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) National TB Reference Laboratory launched the Anti-TB Drug Resistance Survey project in Ethiopia for the year 2017/18 on July 3, 2017. The Anti-TB drug resistance survey will be conducted at randomly selected sites across the nation to assess the extent of drug resistant tuberculosis in the country and provide […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) Bacterial, Parasitic and Zoonotic Diseases Research Directorate provided training for survey teams for Malaria Elimination Baseline assessment in Bisheftu town from June 12 to 16, 2017. The trainees will participate on the survey of Malaria Baseline Assessment in Elimination –planned Districts of Ethiopia to be undertaken from June 17 […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) National Clinical Chemistry Reference Laboratory received accreditation certificate from the Ethiopian National Accreditation Office (ENAO) on June 9, 2017. The accreditation is awarded to eight test parameters which are AST, ALT, Creatinine, Urea, Cholesterol, Triglyceride, Glucose and Total Protein in accordance with the requirement of ISO 15189: 2012. EPHI’s […]
Following the plan of the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) to vaccinate all health care workers, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) Regional Laboratories Capacity Building Directorate (RLCBD) organized the three doses of HB Vaccine for all staffs of the Institute. Mr. Abnet Abebe, coordinator of the vaccination said that the Institute is working on […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) Regional Laboratories Capacity Building Directorate in collaboration with ICAP Ethiopia organized a comprehensive SLMTA training which will be held from May 9 to 19, 2017 in AdamaKuriftu Resort. The main objective of the training is to facilitate the process of getting international recognition in laboratory service qualities. The training […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute in collaboration with Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC-Ethiopia) and American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) conducted a training on Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation 2 (SLMTA 2) from March 23 to 28, 2017 at Adama. According to Ato Adinew Desalew the training coordinator of Regional Laboratories Capacity Building […]
The Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s (EPHI) National Public Health Training Center is officially inaugurated and handed over to EPHI on March 28, 2017. This the first state-of-the-art training center is constructed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the fund from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). […]