Day: March 5, 2024

Addis Ababa: The 8th National Healthcare Innovation and Quality Summit is underway that emphasizes healthcare quality, safety and equity in the Ethiopian health system.

A three-day summit under the theme: “Promoting Health System Innovation to Enhance Healthcare Quality, Safety and Equity,” kicked off today at the Headquarters of African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa.

The summit brought together the diverse and dynamic actors in the health sector to share their insights, experiences, best practices, challenges and opportunities for health system innovation.

Despite tremendous measures that has been reinforced to improve the health sector, rising costs, inconsistent outcomes, and fragmented delivery service and among others have remained as major bottlenecks in the sector.

In order to solve the challenges, the Ministry of Health has put strong emphasis on transforming the health system of the country to ensure a better healthcare system, it was indicated.

To this end, a three-day summit stressed the need for
addressing the challenges in the healthcare service by embracing innovation, developing and implementing new ideas, technologies, and methods.

The summit is also believed to be instrumental in bringing about inputs that would help to improve the health institutions for delivering a quality, affordable, as well as equitable healthcare accessibility.

A three-day summit was attended by higher government officials from the federal and regional government of Ethiopia, partners, donors, health professionals, researchers among others.

Moreover, the summit brought together participants for UN organizations like WHO, Civil Society Organizations, and others in person and via webinar, it was learned.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa: The Government of Ethiopia has been investing on innovation and technology infrastructure to ensure quality healthcare services, according to Ministry of Health.

In his keynote speech to the 8th National Healthcare Innovation and Quality Summit that opened today, Health State Minister Dr. Ayele Teshome said the number and type of innovation interventions implemented in Ethiopia have increased in recent years.

Not all, but some of these interventions were successful and have significantly improved the health system, he added.

According to him, innovations in medical technology, treatments and procedures are critical in improving quality and continuity of care.

Innovations such as digitization and automation in the health information system contribute significantly to identifying potential safety issues, preventing medical errors and ensuring accountability and learning opportunities.

Furthermore, innovation can help to address healthcare disparities and promote equity by improving access to c
are for under-served population as well as overcome geographical barriers.

Dr. Ayele also noted that over the past ten years various reform programs have been carried and remarkable achievements obtained through innovation based solutions in the health sector.

Innovation and Technology State Minister Bayissa Bedada said on his part that science and technology and innovation play a crucial role in achieving 2030 sustainable development goals and Agenda 2063.

The Government of Ethiopia has been carrying out various activities realizing that innovation contributes to national economy of the county, he stated.

Bayissa added that the government has also been tirelessly working on legal frameworks, infrastructural and human development that would enable the sector become competitive and effective.

On behalf of WHO Ethiopia Country Representative Dr. Dlamini, Dr. Bejoy Nambiar said the organization is committed to supporting the Ministry of Health in achieving strategic objectives of harnessing innovation for h
ealth systems quality, equity, and safety.

The three-day summit under the theme: “Promoting Health System Innovation to Enhance Healthcare Quality, Safety and Equity” has attracted various stakeholders from the country and other international organizations working on health.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa: In the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the Council of Ministers has commenced the second quarter performance review today.

According to the Office of the Prime Mime Minister, the review began with presentations on activities undertaken, focusing on four sectoral areas of governance and justice, social, and economic sectors.

It is worth recalling that the Prime Minister initiated these performance evaluation sessions to foster a culture of delivery within the government sector.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) tonight with Boeing Company purchase order of some 20 Boeing 777X-9 passenger aircrafts.

Ethiopian Airlines Group, Mesfin Tassew and Drad McMullen, Boeing Senior Vice President of Commercial and Sales Marketing signed the MoU.

During the signing ceremony, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tassew said that the purchase order makes Ethiopian the first to order the largest twin-engine aircraft in Africa.

The least price of the total 20 Boeing 777X-9 passenger aircrafts will cost Ethiopian about 11 billion US dollars, it was indicated.

The CEO added that this ultra-modern aircraft is the largest in the history of Ethiopian Airlines.

According to Mesfin, of the 20 Boeing 777X-9 passenger aircrafts, the order of 8 aircrafts have been confirmed.

He also revealed that Ethiopian will receive three of the aircrafts in 2027, another three in 2029 and the remaining two by 2030.

The CEO pointed out that Ethiopian purchase orders
from Boeing thus far have reached 104.

Ethiopian Air Force Commander and Board chairperson of Ethiopian Airlines , Lieutenant General Yilma Merdasa and US Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ervin Jose Massinga as well as other dignitaries attended the signing ceremony.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency