Good dispensing of drugs and medical supplies is an important component of rational drug therapy in order to maximize the benefit and minimize the risk to recipients. However, the prevailing dispensing practices in Ethiopia are below the standard in most cases. It is therefore, of utmost importance to prepare this manual that would aid individuals…
Tobacco use is a major preventable cause of premature death and disease worldwide (1). Globally, more than 7 million people die each year from tobacco-related illnesses (more than 6 million from direct tobacco use and approximately 890,000 non-smokers being exposed to secondhand smoke) (1), and if current trends continue, this number is expected to increase…
The Ethiopian Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Authority (FMHACA) would like to acknowledge Ethiopia’s National Tobacco Control Coordinating Committee for developing this multi-sectoral strategic plan on tobacco control. The Authority also acknowledges all stakeholders for their immense contribution to the enrichment and finalization of this strategic plan and the WHO Country, the…
Ethiopia has ratified the international drug control conventions, namely the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as amended by the 197 Protocol; The Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971; and the Convention against illicit trafficking on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988. In addition Ethiopia has also ratified the WHO Framework Convention on…
The Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) is a global standard for systematically monitoring adult tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) and tracking key tobacco control indicators. GATS is a nationally representative survey, using a consistent and standard protocol across countries including Ethiopia. GATS enhances countries’ capacity to design, implement and evaluate tobacco control programs. It…
The rapid increase in the number of drugs used to treat HIV requires that physicians keep up-to date with the latest developments and the potential interactions these drugs may have with drugs used to treat TB and other infections that afflict HIV/AIDS patients. As new antiretroviral drugs are developed and more data become available, recommendations…
ይህ የዜጎች ቻርተር ሰነድ ባለስልጣን መስሪያቤታችን በአዋጅ ቁጥር 661/2002 በተሰጠው ስልጣንና ተግባር መሰረት ለተገልጋዮቻችንና ለህብረተሰቡ የምንሰጣቸው አገልግሎቶች ዝርዝር፣ የአገልግሎት መስጫ ቦታዎች፣ አገልግሎቱ ለመስጠት ተገልጋዮቻችን ማJላት ያለባቸው መስፈርቶችና አገልግሎቱ ለመስጠት የሚፈጀው ጊዜ እንዲሁምበገባነው ቃል መሰረት ለተገልጋዮቻችንአገልግሎቱ ሳንሰጥ ስንቀር ወይም በአገልግሎት አሰጣጥ ሂደታችን ማንኛውም ዓይነት ቅሬታ ሲኖራቸው ቅሬታ የሚያቀርቡበትና የግብረ መልስ አሰጣጥ ስርዓታችን እና ሌሎች ጠቃሚ የሆኑ…
In our effort to get abreast with the latest information and knowledge on drugs and diseases of concern, the first issue of volume 5 has paid much attention on: HIV and the chronic hepatitis viruses Garlic and its cancer prevention And the adverse effects associated with antiretroviral drugs This issue also addressed “Containment of Antimicrobial…
In our effort to get abreast with the latest information and knowledge on drugs and diseases of concern, the third issue of 2006 has paid much attention on: Malaria and HIV interaction Coartemether-the new highly effective antimalarial combination And the adverse effects of antiretroviral drugs The issue also explored the so called social substance of…
