As the subtitle indicates, this is not a scholarly article based on research but one almost identical to oral presentation I gave during workshop “30 Years of Freedom – Farewell Communism in Hungary, Local and Global Lessons” Addis Ababa October 25, 2019, organized jointly by Embassy Hungary Ababa, Ethiopian Civil Service University, Hungarian National University Public Service, Pécs, Hungary. ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the age and sex-specific prevalence of HIV infection in the population of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. DESIGN Two-stage cluster sampling of the population aged 0-49 years of Addis Ababa, using kebeles (urban dwelling associations) as clusters. METHODS The sera used for this study were collected in an earlier study (1994) on the rate of acquisition of antibodies against measl...

E-post: [email protected] Ingrid Miljeteig (born 1975), MD, associate professor of medical ethics, Global Health Priorities research group University of Bergen, special advisor in R&D Bergen Hospital Trust (Helse Bergen). She leads the collaboration in ethics education between the University of Bergen, Bergen Hospital Trust and Addis Ababa University. The author has completed the ICMJE fo...

BACKGROUND The prevention and control of high blood pressure or other cardiovascular diseases has not received due attention in many developing countries. This study aims to describe the epidemiology of high blood pressure among adults in Addis Ababa, so as to inform policy and lay the ground for surveillance interventions. METHODS Addis Ababa is the largest urban centre and national capital ...

BACKGROUND Information on health-seeking behavior and utilization of health facilities in slums of Addis Ababa is scarce, impeding the implementation of effective interventions. The purpose of this study is to assess the status of health facilities utilization and predictors for health-seeking behavior of mothers/caregivers of under-five children with acute diarrhea in slums of Addis Ababa, Eth...

BACKGROUND To reduce global tuberculosis (TB) burden, the active disease must be diagnosed quickly and accurately and patients should be treated and cured. In Ethiopia, TB diagnosis mainly relies on spot-morning-spot (SMS) sputum sample smear analysis using Ziehl-Neelsen staining techniques (ZN). Since 2014 targeted use of xpert has been implemented. New diagnostic techniques have higher sensit...

The socioeconomic picture of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is briefly described and the provision of general medical care is outlined. Control of venereal disease is centred on one clinic. Here two doctors attend to nearly 1000 outpatients daily. It is perhaps not surprising that self-diagnosis and self-medication are common and follow-up attendance is erratic.

BACKGROUND Increasing women's access to and use of facilities for childbirth is a critical national strategy to improve maternal health outcomes in Ethiopia; however coverage alone is not enough as the quality of emergency obstetric services affects maternal mortality and morbidity. Addis Ababa has a much higher proportion of facility-based births (82%) than the national average (11%), but time...