The 16th Annual TB research conference and world TB day commemoration celebration has been carried out from 21st to 24th 2022 in Hawassa, Ethiopia. Federal ministry of health state minster, national TB program officials, Regional and city administration health bureau officials, different international and national organizations working on TB , Neighbouring country TB Program representatives and Researchers working […]
The Federal prisons administration manages 6 prisons nationwide. The combination of overcrowding, poor ventilation and lack of adequate TB screening led prisons into a breeding ground and incubator for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The transmission of the bacteria does not end with the prisoners but also to the staff of the prison with frequent and unprotected contacts. […]
USAID Urban TB LON project is implemented at Addis Ababa City Administration, Dire Dawa Administration and Harari Regional State: expanding its scope of support in Addis Ababa City Administration, Dire Dawa Administration and Harari Region. The support benefits more than 5,000,000 people directly or indirectly. Inside this issue:
REACH Ethiopia and Organic Healthcare Services charity signed sub-grant agreement on community level Urban TB Local Organization Network Project with the objective of strengthen the sub grantee’s capacity and to exercise working in partnership among local organizations to contribute for the national #END TB goal. The agreement is undertaken today February 22, 2022 @ IVY […]
A two day home based Drug Resistance Tuberculosis (DR-TB) treatment adherence and care training for community volunteers &DR-TB survivors was organized by REACH Ethiopia / Stop TB Partnership –TB REACH Wave-9 project in collaboration with Addis Ababa City administration Health Bureau. The training was conducted from17-18January 2022 at ALERT training centre, Addis Ababa Ethiopia.The training […]
REACH Ethiopia launched USAID Urban TB LON Extension and TB REACH WAVE-9 Projects at Canopy Hotel, Adama, Ethiopia On December 16,2021 The project launching event was attended by the Minister of Health officials, Addis Ababa Health Bureau officials, partner organizations, media, REACH Ethiopia staff and other invited guests. The event was opened by the welcoming […]
REACH Ethiopia is engaged in Tuberculosis (TB), Maternal and eHealth projects. The prior project – innovative community based approaches for enhanced case finding and treatment outcome with the aim of increasing accessibility to TB diagnosis and treatment in particular has significantly contributed to prevention and control efforts in the region and the country. https://www.fhi.no/en/cristin-projects/ongoing/tb-cluster-study-sidama-ethiopia-a-population-based-prospective-cohort-stud/This intervention […]
By Dr. Daniel G. Datiko, Mr Webalem Mengesha, Prof. SallyTheobald, Rosalind SteegeStudy setting:Intervention zoneThe project was conducted in Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia. The project was implemented in six Primary Health Care Units (PHCU – includes health center and satellite health posts) based in six districts of Sidama zone. The health centers and districts (Arbegona, Bona […]
TB REACH Project is mainly working on innovative community base approach to address neglected and poor Patients. This project focuses on earily identification, screening individuals with TB symptoms among contacts of an infectious Pulmonary TB , refering presumptive TB cases to catchment health centers for clinical diagnosis. while implimenting this project, the project uses motobike […]
USAID Urban TB LON project is implemented at Addis Ababa City Administration, Dire Dawa Administration and Harari Regional State: expanding its scope of support in Addis Ababa City Administration, Dire Dawa Administration and Harari Region. The support benefits more than 5,000,000 people directly or indirectly. The underpinning strategy for this project will be business model […]