Addis Ababa, 44, Ethiopia

Advanced HIV disease and its predictors among newly diagnosed PLHIV in the Gedeo zone, southern Ethiopia

Background Globally, HIV infection remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Despite reducing new infections, the global response to advanced HIV disease (AHD) remains ineffective, leaving HIV epidemics a significant public health threat worldwide. …

2024-09-13 14:00

Violence at the Kenya-Ethiopia border: what’s driving insecurity in the region

Communal conflict is not new to the vast arid Marsabit county. But the spate of recent attacks is alarming.

2024-09-13 13:04

Record-high Labor Day travel is test as DIA braces for 100 million travelers a year

“It is like remodeling your house while you still live in it. We cannot close this place down.”

2024-09-13 12:00

Intellectual property rights valid for 20 years – NOTAP

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion has stated that inventors of creative intellectual property can only hold exclusive rights to their works for 20 years. After this period, the invention will be transferred to the public domain and …

2024-09-13 00:50

Addressing a ‘critical shortage’ of African public health researchers

Harvard Chan School researchers are working with African partners to enhance adolescent health research opportunities and ultimately launch new doctoral programs at African universities.

2024-09-12 17:54

Evaluation of hospital quality of care outcomes in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia: a retrospective database study

Objectives We aimed to evaluate hospital mortality rates, readmission rates and length of hospital stay (LOS) among adult medical patients admitted to a teaching hospital in Ethiopia. Design We performed a retrospective study using routinely collected electr…

2024-09-12 17:26

Intellectual property rights expire after 20 years, NOTAP reveals

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion has stated that inventors of creative intellectual property can only hold exclusive rights to their works for 20 years. After this period, the invention will be transferred to the public domain and …

2024-09-12 16:38

Why Ethiopia is seven years behind rest of the world

On Wednesday, September 11, 2024, Ethiopia entered 2017 with fireworks and a concert headlined by Afrobeats star Davido. This New Year’s celebration, typically reserved for December by the rest of the world, left many non-Ethiopian netizens confused. Amid the…

2024-09-12 14:52

Prevalence and prognostic role of hypochloremia in patients with acute heart failure in Ethiopia: A single-center retrospective analysis

Background In patients with heart failure (HF), multiple electrolyte disorders are common, and recent studies have shown that chloride disorders play a significant role in the prognosis of HF. Data about the prevalence and prognostic role of hypochloremia in …

2024-09-12 14:00

Association between anemia in pregnancy with low birth weight and preterm birth in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background Anemia in pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse birth outcomes, such as low birth weight (LBW) or preterm birth (PTB). However, the evidence from primary studies on anemia in pregnancy with LBW and PTB is contentious. Moreover, a s…

2024-09-12 14:00