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Eritrea Observed World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2024

This year’s theme is “Yes, we can end TB,” highlighting the need to ensure equitable access to prevention and care

World TB Day was commemorated on 24 March 2024 at Orotta Conference Hall in Asmara, capital city of Eritrea. This year’s theme is “Yes, we can end TB,” highlighting the need to ensure equitable access to prevention and care, in line with our drive towards the elimination of TB disease.…

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Consensus Building Workshop on Priority Health Research Agenda 2022-2026 November 04, 2021

The priority health research agenda is one of the key tools which can help the health sector to identify and implement research based on the need of the country

On 4 November 2021, the Ministry of Health, Eritrea, organized a Consensus building workshop for the National Health Research Agenda document which the country has developed. The objective of the priority health agenda consensus workshop was to give all the technical expertise an opportunity to review and further enrich the…

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Eritrea- Green Light Committee Monitoring Mission 2021

Eritrea conducted Green Light Committee monitoring mission during 9-18 August and 20-31 August 2021 by two TB experts namely TB Laboratory and TB Programmatic expert

The Green Light Committee (GLC) Initiative, together with the Working Group on MDR-TB, promotes implementation of the component two of the Stop TB Strategy that calls for the control and prevention of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) through: (i) increased access to quality-assured second-line anti-TB drugs; and (ii) prevention of development of…

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    • This is to strengthen the capacity to increase facility delivery for women living in remote geographic areas
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WHO Eritrea Supports the Ministry of Health Maternity Waiting Homes in remote areas with Essential Infection prevention and Control Equipment

These essential equipments include twelve Washing Machines of 14 kilograms capacity and will be distributed to the twelve maternity waiting homes in the Southern Red Sea

On the 24th June 2021, as part of World Health Organization Eritrea support to Ministry of Health for the continuity of essential health services on Maternal and Newborn health, WHO Eritrea delivered vital Infection prevention and Control (IPC) equipment, that will significantly contribute to the effectiveness of Infection prevention and…

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Visceral leishmaniasis case management training conducted for Eritrea, 15-17 June 2021

Eritrea has observed a sharp increase in number of VL cases majority of cases coming from Gash Barka, Debub and Anseba areas

WHO (WCO/ Eritrea, AFRO and HQ) in collaboration with Neglected Tropical Disease NTD prevention & control Unit the Ministry of Health conducted three days virtual training programme for health care providers on diagnosis and case management of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in WHO/ Eritrea Conference room from 15-17 June 2021. Leishmaniasis…

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Tracking progress towards the achievement of universal health coverage: Eritrea

The recent meeting was convened to track the progress on the actions that were agreed upon in the first meeting and to coordinate on the necessary actions for the issues that had arisen since then

Eritrea  continues to take actions to translate political commitment for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with required actions to implement identified priorities. As part of the agreed milestones the Honourable Minister of Health, Mrs. Amina Nurhussein, convened a high level meeting between top officials in the Ministry of Health (MOH) and…

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    • During the handover of the items, Dr Assefash Zehaie, WHO RMNCAH and Dr Berhana Haile, Director of FCH at MoH and other staff
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WHO Eritrea supports the Ministry of Health maternity waiting homes in remote areas with essential supplies

The essential supplies included maternal pajamas, baby cover and baby kits

As part of support of World Health Organization Eritrea to Ministry of Health for the continuity of essential health services on Maternal and Newborn health, WHO Eritrea handed over essential supplies that valued at 824,300.00 Nakfa to strengthen Eritrean Maternity Waiting Homes.  Maternity waiting homes are residential facilities where women…

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Coronavirus: Africa records over 500 000 COVID-19 cases

Cases have more than doubled in 22 countries in the region over the past month

COVID-19 infections in Africa today surpassed 500 000, and there is concern as a growing number of countries are experiencing a sharp rise in cases. So far, in less than five months, the virus has claimed 11 959 lives, overtaking the 11 308 lives lost in the world’s worst Ebola outbreak in West…

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Eritrea success story in the areas of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria programs

The HIV, TB and Malaria programs are among the successful programs in the Ministry of Health, Eritrea

Government of the state of Eritrea has made a profound progress on the three programs of communicable diseases control program namely HIV, TB and Malaria, which emphasizes the value they place on ensuring health for all populations. The HIV, TB and Malaria programs are among the successful programs in the…

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    • Hon. Minister of Health Mrs Amina Nurhussein addressing the participants of the training
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    • Prof. Benjamin Nganda, Health Economist from IST-WHO facilitating the training
    • Mr Ezra trever, NHA consultant facilitating the training
    • Advocacy meeting with Hon Minister of Health and Senior Government Officials
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Eritrea: National Health Account training

The National Health Accounts is a process through which countries monitor the flow of money in their health sector

Over 34 participants were trained on national health account from 26 to 30 August 2019 at the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers’ Hall. The National Health Accounts is a process through which countries monitor the flow of money in their health sector. Honorable Minster of Health, Mrs Amina Nurhussein congratulated…