Ethiopian Public Health Institute

Status and Challenges of Multisectoral Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Surveillance in Ethiopia: Leveraging TADAS.net as a Digital Tool

Abstract Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major One Health challenge requiring coordinated surveillance across human, animal, and environmental sectors. Ethiopia’s Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment Strategic Plan (2021–2025) recognized this need and prioritiz...

Patient-identified barriers and facilitators to maternal health care in lmics: a qualitative study in Argentina and Ethiopia

Abstract Background Ninety-nine percent of global maternity deaths occur in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), despite availability of high quality evidence-based guidelines for common causes of maternal mortality. An understanding of barriers and facilitators (BFs) to acce...

Does health facility infrastructure predict performance? Disconnects between service readiness, process quality, and client experience in Ethiopia

Expanding healthcare access without guaranteeing care quality fails to improve population health. Although health systems in low- and middle-income countries frequently rely on structural readiness as a proxy for healthcare quality, whether readiness associates with actual clinic...

Maternal healthcare quality, continuity, and experiences among pregnant adolescents and adult women in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa: A cohort study

The capacity of health systems to provide quality care for pregnant adolescents remains underexplored. This study examined the quality, continuity, and experiences of maternal healthcare among pregnant adolescents (<20 years) compared with adult women (20 + years) in Ethiopia, Ke...

Interpretable deep ensemble model for species-level malaria detection from thin blood smears

Malaria remains a major global health concern, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where accurate species-level identification is essential for guiding targeted treatment and elimination strategies. This study introduces a deep learning ensemble model that employs a soft-voting m...

Bacteriological quality and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacterial isolates from raw milk in dairy farms in Ethiopia

Foodborne illness has a significant impact on public health and the economy, affecting nearly 30% of the population in developing countries annually. Infections transmitted through milk can lead to acute and severe diseases. However, there is inadequate information available rega...

Nasopharyngeal Carriage Rate, Risk Factors, and Co‐Resistance Patterns of Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasopharyngeal carriage is a major global health concern linked to severe infections and transmission. However, comprehensive evidence on the burden of MRSA carriage, antimicrobial resistance, and associated risk factors...

Association of Moringa stenopetala based dietary consumption with thyroid function among adults in southern Ethiopia: a multicenter comparative cross-sectional study

Thyroid hormones, including triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), are synthesized by the thyroid gland and play essential roles in regulating metabolism, growth, and neurodevelopment. Prolonged consumption Moringa stenopetala based diet has been suggested as a potential risk...

Genomic characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from the National Clinical Bacteriology Reference Laboratory, Ethiopia

Acinetobacter baumannii is a major cause of healthcare-associated infections, and carbapenem-resistant strains pose a critical public health threat owing to limited treatment options and the dissemination of AMR determinants. However, genomic data on carbapenem-resistant A bauman...

Prevalence of virulence-associated genes in culture-confirmed Vibrio cholerae isolates: a PCR-based study

Vibrio cholerae remains a major cause of cholera outbreaks in Ethiopia, yet information on the distribution of virulence-associated genes among circulating strains is limited. This study aimed to detect major virulence genes in culture-confirmed V. cholerae isolates recovered fro...

Evaluating Communal Grazing Reserve Efficacy for Rangeland Biomass Restoration in Afar, Ethiopia: An Integrated Remote Sensing and Field Assessment

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Evaluating Communal Grazing Reserve Efficacy for Rangeland Biomass Restoration in Afar, Ethiopia: An Integrated Remote Sensing and Field Assessment

{ "background": "Communal grazing reserves are a key rangeland management strategy in arid and semi-arid pastoral systems of the Horn of Africa, yet empirical evidence of their efficacy for biomass restoration remains limited and contested.", "purpose and objectives": "This study...

Tongue swab Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for tuberculosis diagnosis in Ethiopian prisons

Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis remains a major challenge in Ethiopian prisons, where access to diagnostics is limited. Current TB diagnostic strategies in Ethiopian prisons rely primarily on sputum-based testing. However, sputum collection is often challenging due to logistical barr...

Collateral damage of the EU deforestation regulation on commodity supply chains in cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, and cattle value chains

The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), formally adopted as Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, seeks to reduce global deforestation by requiring deforestation-free and legally compliant supply chains for commodities including cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soy, cattle, wood, and ru...

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Guideline on Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Management for Low- and Middle-Income Countries

There is a pressing need to address the unique challenges of managing Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders (SSD) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where mental health resources are scarce and unevenly distributed. To develop this evidence-based guideline, we conducted a sy...

Building the toolkit to address malaria resurgence and radical cure of vivax malaria in Ethiopia: a meeting report

Abstract Ethiopia has experienced a substantial resurgence in malaria in recent years, with increasing case numbers and a growing contribution of Plasmodium vivax in several regions. At the same time, new evidence supporting improved radical cure strategies, including high-dose p...