Ethiopian standards Institute in collaboration with Ministry of Health, Ethiopian Accreditation service, development partners and other stakeholders is working to launch health care accreditation program in Ethiopia. This Health care accreditation is new in our country, before launching the program the draft document as per standardization principle should be released for public enquiry.
Minister of Health Dr. Mekdes Daba said at the forum that the meeting aimed to discuss strategies to reduce the cost of malaria drugs and strengthen efforts to prevent malaria.
Dr. Mekdes stressed the importance and priority of increasing community participation in preventing malaria; she told partners that strengthening primary healthcare facilities and enhancing prevention activities should be at the forefront of their efforts.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba, who received the team of doctors who came to Ethiopia for the third round of free heart surgeries, thanked the team on behalf of the patient community for their good work. She added that the signing of the agreement will help increase the number of heart surgeries provided in our country.
