“Convenient conditions for nursing mothers; Let's teach, Support!!” This year's breastfeeding week is being celebrated for the thirtieth time in the world and for the fourteenth time in our country.

The support provided today is laboratory equipment worth 9 million birr. The support is provided to six hospitals in the regions of Amhara and Afar, and it is a support to restore the laboratory units in six hospitals.

Lyndon Morrison, Head of Department of High Impact Africa and head of the delegation, said in a discussion with a group of senior management and experts from the Global Fund's headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, that Ethiopia has faced various problems, but they are happy because of the good performance of the health programs supported by the Global Fund.

The Ministry of Health and responsible institutions have launched a program to rehabilitate the homes of the indigent through summer volunteering in Lideta sub-city, district 5. The program has been launched by the Minister of Health Dr. Lia Tadese 

Minister of Health Dr. Lia Tadese, Minister of State Dr. Ayele Tessome and officials of the respondent institutions and other officials and employees were present at the program.

Providing health services to all citizens is one of the primary tasks of the Ethiopian government. The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia clearly mentions the issue of access to health services for every citizen.

In this regard, the Ethiopian government is working together with international partner organizations to provide urgent support for health services so that the health and humanitarian needs of our communities affected by the conflict in different parts of our country is met. 

The Ministry of Health handed over the Addis Park (Millennium Hall) which had been used as a Covid 19 medical and emergency response center for the past two years to MEDROCK Investment Group.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, said when she handed over the center to MEDROCK Investment Group, in the last two years, there have been many ups and downs to prevent the covid 19 epidemic. She mentioned that, “although the problem caused by Covid 19 has not stopped today, we are happy to have made it to this day and to be able to hand over the Millennium Medical Center”.

This was stated at the Ministry of Health's public awareness forum for the members of the House of Representatives regarding access, success and gaps in family planning services. Speaking at the forum, the State Minister of Health, Dr. Dereje Duguma, said that providing family planning services is the most important way to save the lives of women and children. He stated that attention should be given to making this service accessible.

The State Minister of Health, Dr. Ayele Teshome, made the announcement during a tour of the hospital's various departments; that it is admirable that the hospital has recovered quickly from the problems and started providing complete services to the users.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) provided medical supplies worth 31,076,584 birr to the Ministry of Health. The funding provided by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) under the facilitation of UNICEF to improve maternal and infant health in Benshangul Gumuz and Afar regions; and medical equipment and motorcycles for transportation had been handed over to the Minister of Health.

The tree planting program was launched today at the Ethiopian Physical Support Service (Gefersa Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center). The Ministry of Health, Dr. Lia Tadesse, said the Ministry of Health and its institutions have started planting more than 50,000 seedlings in the summer of 2022.