Graduate Nursing Class Completes Team Training Program at Kolfe and Felege Melese Health Centers
The Graduate Class of Post-Basic Nursing, representing five specialty areas, has successfully concluded their five-week Team Training Program (TTP) at Kolfe Health Center and Felege Melese Health Center in Addis Ababa. During their field placement, students actively engaged in a range of impactful community-based initiatives. These included the renovation of public latrines, the delivery of health education on chronic and communicable diseases, waste disposal, and capacity-building efforts within the health centers, among others.
Additionally, in collaboration with the nursing staff of the college, students provided essential training on Neonatal Resuscitation for health center staff and First Aid to Health Extension workers, further strengthening local service delivery. Their work exemplified the college's ongoing commitment to developing compassionate, community-oriented professionals capable of mobilizing local resources for the public good.
The symposium celebrating their work featured student presentations on their experiences, challenges, and accomplishments, underscoring the power of applied learning. The gathering also acknowledged essential collaborators—local health offices and community members—for their invaluable assistance, expressing a common vision for meaningful, collaborative education.
This initiative highlights the importance of practical training in nursing education and its positive impact on community health outcomes.
The Graduate Class of Post-Basic Nursing, representing five specialty areas, has successfully concluded their five-week Team Training Program (TTP) at Kolfe Health Center and Felege Melese Health Center in Addis Ababa. During their field placement, students actively engaged in a range of impactful community-based initiatives. These included the renovation of public latrines, the delivery of health education on chronic and communicable diseases, waste disposal, and capacity-building efforts within the health centers, among others.
Additionally, in collaboration with the nursing staff of the college, students provided essential training on Neonatal Resuscitation for health center staff and First Aid to Health Extension workers, further strengthening local service delivery. Their work exemplified the college's ongoing commitment to developing compassionate, community-oriented professionals capable of mobilizing local resources for the public good.
The symposium celebrating their work featured student presentations on their experiences, challenges, and accomplishments, underscoring the power of applied learning. The gathering also acknowledged essential collaborators—local health offices and community members—for their invaluable assistance, expressing a common vision for meaningful, collaborative education.
This initiative highlights the importance of practical training in nursing education and its positive impact on community health outcomes.
የቅዱስ ጳውሎስ ሆስፒታል ሚሊኒየም ሕክምና ኮሌጅ በተቋሙ የሚሰሩ የጤና ባለሙያዎችን አመሰገነ.።
ባለው ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ የተነሳ ተገቢውን አገልግሎት በተመላላሽ ህክምና ድንገተኛ እንዲሁም በአስተኝቶ ማከም ሕክምና የተለያዩ የህክምና አገልግሎቶችን ሳይስተጓጎል አየሠጡ ያሉ የጤና ባለሙያዎችን ኮሌጁ አመሠግኗል::
የኮሌጁ ባለሙያዎች ቃላቸውን ጠብቀው ተጨማሪ የስራ ጫናን ወስደው እየሠሩ ያሉ የጤና ባለሞያዎችን ምሥጋና ተችሯቸዋል: :
በዛሬው እለትም በተመላላሽ ህክምና ቁጥራቸው ከአንድ ሺህ በላይ የሚደርሱ ተገልጋዮች በተቋማችን ተገልግለዋል: :
ባለው ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ የተነሳ ተገቢውን አገልግሎት በተመላላሽ ህክምና ድንገተኛ እንዲሁም በአስተኝቶ ማከም ሕክምና የተለያዩ የህክምና አገልግሎቶችን ሳይስተጓጎል አየሠጡ ያሉ የጤና ባለሙያዎችን ኮሌጁ አመሠግኗል::
የኮሌጁ ባለሙያዎች ቃላቸውን ጠብቀው ተጨማሪ የስራ ጫናን ወስደው እየሠሩ ያሉ የጤና ባለሞያዎችን ምሥጋና ተችሯቸዋል: :
በዛሬው እለትም በተመላላሽ ህክምና ቁጥራቸው ከአንድ ሺህ በላይ የሚደርሱ ተገልጋዮች በተቋማችን ተገልግለዋል: :
ኤም ፖክስ
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◾ምንነቱ! አጠቃላይ እውነታዎች!
ኤም ፖክስ በሽታ በዝንጀሮ በጂነስ ኦርቶፖክስ ቫይረስ የሚመጣ ተላላፊ በሽታ ሲሆን በበሽታው ከተያዘ ሰው ጋር በአካል ንክኪ ወይም በበሽታው ከተያዙ እንስሳት ወደ ሰው ሊተላለፍ እና በወረርሽኝ መልክ ሊከሰት የሚችል በሽታ ነው፡፡
◾የበሽታው ታሪካዊ ዳራ
የኤም ፖክስ ቫይረስ በዴንማርክ (1958) በዝንጀሮዎች ውስጥ የተገኘ ሲሆን ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በሰው ልጅ ላይ የተገኘው በዲሞክራቲክ ሪፐብሊክ ኮንጎ ነው፡፡ በቫይረሱ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የተያዘው የዘጠኝ ወር ህጻን ነው፡፡ እ.ኤ.አ. በ1980 የፈንጣጣ በሽታን ማጥፋት እና የፈንጣጣ ክትባት በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ማብቃቱን ተከትሎ ኤም ፖክስ በመካከለኛው፣ ምስራቅ እና ምዕራብ አፍሪካ ያለማቋረጥ ብቅ እያለ ይገኛል። በ2022-2023 ዓለም አቀፍ ወረርሽኝ ተከስቷል። እንደ ሽኮኮዎች እና ጦጣዎች ያሉ የተለያዩ ትናንሽ አጥቢ እንስሳት ለበሽታው የተጋለጡ ናቸው፡፡
ከ1970 በኋላ የኤም ፖክስ በሽታ በመካከለኛው እና ምስራቅ አፍሪካ (ክላድ I) እና በምዕራብ አፍሪካ (ክላድ II) አልፎ አልፎ ተከስቷል። እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2003 በዩናይትድ ስቴትስ ኦፍ አሜሪካ የተከሰተው ወረርሽኝ ከውጭ ከሚገቡ የዱር እንስሳት (ክላድ II) ጋር የተያያዘ ነበር፡፡ ከ2005 ጀምሮ በዲሞክራቲክ ሪፐብሊክ ኮንጎ በየዓመቱ በሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ የተጠረጠሩ ህሙማን ሪፖርት ይደረጋሉ።
እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2017፣ የኤም ፖክስ በሽታ በናይጄሪያ እንደገና ብቅ አለ እና በመላ አገሪቱ እና ወደ ሌሎች መዳረሻዎች በሚጓዙ ሰዎች መካከል ተስፋፍቷል። እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2022 በ Clade I MPXV ምክንያት የኤም ፖክስ ወረርሽኝ በሱዳን ሪፐብሊክ ውስጥ በሚገኙ የስደተኞች ካምፖች ውስጥ ተከስቷል፡፡
◾የበሽታው ምልክቶች
ኤም ፖክስ በሽታ ቫይረሱ ካለባቸው ግለሰቦች ጋር ንክኪ ያለው ሰው የሚከተሉት ምልክቶች በሚታዩበት ወቅት ማለትም ሽፍታ፣ ሳል፣ ትኩሳት፣ የራስ ምታት፣ የእጢ እብጠት፣ የቆዳ ቁስለትና ድካም፣ የጡንቻና የጀርባ ህመም ሲያስተውል በአፋጣኝ ወደ ጤና ተቋማት በመሄድ ተገቢውን የምርመራና ህክምና አገልግሎት ማግኘት ይኖርበታል።
◾መከላከያ መንገዶች
ከላይ የተገለፁት ምልክቶች ባሉባቸው ታማሚዎች አካባቢ የአፍና የአፍንጫ መሸፈኛዎችን በመጠቀም፥ የኤም ፖክስ መሰል ሽፍታ የሚታይባቸው ሰዎች ጋር ባለመነካካት እና ታማሚዎቹ የተጠቀሙባቸውን ቁሳቁሶች፣ አልባሳትና መኝታ በአግባቡ ሳያጸዱ ባለመጠቀም፣ የግል እና የእጅ ንፅህና በመጠበቅና ተገቢውን ጥንቃቄ በማድረግ መከላከል ይቻላል።
በሽታው በቀጥታ ከሰው ወደ ሰው በንክኪ የሚተላለፍ እንደመሆኑ መጠን ከላይ የተጠቀሱትን ምልክቶች የሚያሳይ ማንኛዉም ሰዉ በሚገኝበት ጊዜ በአቅራቢያ ወደሚገኝ የጤና ተቋም ሪፖርት እንዲያደርግ ወይም በ952 እና 8335 ነጻ የስልክ መስመር ጥቆማ ማድረግ ይጠበቅበታል፡፡
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◾ምንነቱ! አጠቃላይ እውነታዎች!
ኤም ፖክስ በሽታ በዝንጀሮ በጂነስ ኦርቶፖክስ ቫይረስ የሚመጣ ተላላፊ በሽታ ሲሆን በበሽታው ከተያዘ ሰው ጋር በአካል ንክኪ ወይም በበሽታው ከተያዙ እንስሳት ወደ ሰው ሊተላለፍ እና በወረርሽኝ መልክ ሊከሰት የሚችል በሽታ ነው፡፡
◾የበሽታው ታሪካዊ ዳራ
የኤም ፖክስ ቫይረስ በዴንማርክ (1958) በዝንጀሮዎች ውስጥ የተገኘ ሲሆን ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በሰው ልጅ ላይ የተገኘው በዲሞክራቲክ ሪፐብሊክ ኮንጎ ነው፡፡ በቫይረሱ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የተያዘው የዘጠኝ ወር ህጻን ነው፡፡ እ.ኤ.አ. በ1980 የፈንጣጣ በሽታን ማጥፋት እና የፈንጣጣ ክትባት በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ ማብቃቱን ተከትሎ ኤም ፖክስ በመካከለኛው፣ ምስራቅ እና ምዕራብ አፍሪካ ያለማቋረጥ ብቅ እያለ ይገኛል። በ2022-2023 ዓለም አቀፍ ወረርሽኝ ተከስቷል። እንደ ሽኮኮዎች እና ጦጣዎች ያሉ የተለያዩ ትናንሽ አጥቢ እንስሳት ለበሽታው የተጋለጡ ናቸው፡፡
ከ1970 በኋላ የኤም ፖክስ በሽታ በመካከለኛው እና ምስራቅ አፍሪካ (ክላድ I) እና በምዕራብ አፍሪካ (ክላድ II) አልፎ አልፎ ተከስቷል። እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2003 በዩናይትድ ስቴትስ ኦፍ አሜሪካ የተከሰተው ወረርሽኝ ከውጭ ከሚገቡ የዱር እንስሳት (ክላድ II) ጋር የተያያዘ ነበር፡፡ ከ2005 ጀምሮ በዲሞክራቲክ ሪፐብሊክ ኮንጎ በየዓመቱ በሺዎች የሚቆጠሩ የተጠረጠሩ ህሙማን ሪፖርት ይደረጋሉ።
እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2017፣ የኤም ፖክስ በሽታ በናይጄሪያ እንደገና ብቅ አለ እና በመላ አገሪቱ እና ወደ ሌሎች መዳረሻዎች በሚጓዙ ሰዎች መካከል ተስፋፍቷል። እ.ኤ.አ. በ 2022 በ Clade I MPXV ምክንያት የኤም ፖክስ ወረርሽኝ በሱዳን ሪፐብሊክ ውስጥ በሚገኙ የስደተኞች ካምፖች ውስጥ ተከስቷል፡፡
◾የበሽታው ምልክቶች
ኤም ፖክስ በሽታ ቫይረሱ ካለባቸው ግለሰቦች ጋር ንክኪ ያለው ሰው የሚከተሉት ምልክቶች በሚታዩበት ወቅት ማለትም ሽፍታ፣ ሳል፣ ትኩሳት፣ የራስ ምታት፣ የእጢ እብጠት፣ የቆዳ ቁስለትና ድካም፣ የጡንቻና የጀርባ ህመም ሲያስተውል በአፋጣኝ ወደ ጤና ተቋማት በመሄድ ተገቢውን የምርመራና ህክምና አገልግሎት ማግኘት ይኖርበታል።
◾መከላከያ መንገዶች
ከላይ የተገለፁት ምልክቶች ባሉባቸው ታማሚዎች አካባቢ የአፍና የአፍንጫ መሸፈኛዎችን በመጠቀም፥ የኤም ፖክስ መሰል ሽፍታ የሚታይባቸው ሰዎች ጋር ባለመነካካት እና ታማሚዎቹ የተጠቀሙባቸውን ቁሳቁሶች፣ አልባሳትና መኝታ በአግባቡ ሳያጸዱ ባለመጠቀም፣ የግል እና የእጅ ንፅህና በመጠበቅና ተገቢውን ጥንቃቄ በማድረግ መከላከል ይቻላል።
በሽታው በቀጥታ ከሰው ወደ ሰው በንክኪ የሚተላለፍ እንደመሆኑ መጠን ከላይ የተጠቀሱትን ምልክቶች የሚያሳይ ማንኛዉም ሰዉ በሚገኝበት ጊዜ በአቅራቢያ ወደሚገኝ የጤና ተቋም ሪፖርት እንዲያደርግ ወይም በ952 እና 8335 ነጻ የስልክ መስመር ጥቆማ ማድረግ ይጠበቅበታል፡፡
Dr. Tigist Bacha, Associate Professor of Pediatric Emergency and Critical Care and Head of our Pediatric Emergency Unit at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, has won the 2025 Dr. Melissa Ketunuti Basselier Prize in Global Child Health — awarded by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA.
This prestigious award, following a rigorous selection process, honors individuals who strive to make a difference in the world by advancing the health of children in low- and middle-income countries. It recognizes impactful work in education, research, advocacy, and system change, with influence extending beyond daily clinical care to inspire the next generation of global child health leaders.
Dr. Tigist was recognized for her leadership in pioneering pediatric emergency and critical care services in Ethiopia and beyond, her dedication to teaching, training, and mentoring healthcare professionals, and her ability to unite global partners to strengthen child healthcare systems and inspire future global health practitioners.
She was honored during the Annual Melissa Ketunuti Memorial Event on May 22, 2025, hosted by CHOP’s Global Health Program.
This prestigious award, following a rigorous selection process, honors individuals who strive to make a difference in the world by advancing the health of children in low- and middle-income countries. It recognizes impactful work in education, research, advocacy, and system change, with influence extending beyond daily clinical care to inspire the next generation of global child health leaders.
Dr. Tigist was recognized for her leadership in pioneering pediatric emergency and critical care services in Ethiopia and beyond, her dedication to teaching, training, and mentoring healthcare professionals, and her ability to unite global partners to strengthen child healthcare systems and inspire future global health practitioners.
She was honored during the Annual Melissa Ketunuti Memorial Event on May 22, 2025, hosted by CHOP’s Global Health Program.
Boston Children’s Hospital and SPHMMC Collaborate to Advance Pediatric Nursing Practice in Ethiopia
In a significant step toward enhancing pediatric healthcare, a team of global health nurses from the Margaret C. Ryan Global Health Program at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) visited St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) for a week-long collaboration aimed at strengthening nursing practice and education.
The BCH nurses worked closely with nursing leadership and faculty from the SPHMMC School of Nursing to support the development of nursing practice committees. These committees are a critical component in fostering evidence-based care, leadership, and professional development within the nursing workforce.
In direct response to identified needs from the nursing staff, the BCH team also delivered targeted short courses on infection control—specifically tailored for nurses in the Pediatric Emergency Room (ER) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The trainings covered essential topics such as peripheral IV care and medication administration, as well as ventilator care and management, with a focus on safety and quality in high-acuity settings.
This visit reflects the ongoing partnership between SPHMMC and Boston Children’s Hospital, grounded in a shared mission to improve nursing practice, education, research, and quality improvement. Both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to collaborative efforts that enhance pediatric patient care in emergency and critical care environments.
SPHMMC expressed its appreciation for the continued support and emphasized the importance of sustainable global partnerships in advancing healthcare standards. The hospital looks forward to building on this momentum and further deepening its collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital in the years to come.
In a significant step toward enhancing pediatric healthcare, a team of global health nurses from the Margaret C. Ryan Global Health Program at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) visited St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) for a week-long collaboration aimed at strengthening nursing practice and education.
The BCH nurses worked closely with nursing leadership and faculty from the SPHMMC School of Nursing to support the development of nursing practice committees. These committees are a critical component in fostering evidence-based care, leadership, and professional development within the nursing workforce.
In direct response to identified needs from the nursing staff, the BCH team also delivered targeted short courses on infection control—specifically tailored for nurses in the Pediatric Emergency Room (ER) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The trainings covered essential topics such as peripheral IV care and medication administration, as well as ventilator care and management, with a focus on safety and quality in high-acuity settings.
This visit reflects the ongoing partnership between SPHMMC and Boston Children’s Hospital, grounded in a shared mission to improve nursing practice, education, research, and quality improvement. Both institutions reaffirmed their commitment to collaborative efforts that enhance pediatric patient care in emergency and critical care environments.
SPHMMC expressed its appreciation for the continued support and emphasized the importance of sustainable global partnerships in advancing healthcare standards. The hospital looks forward to building on this momentum and further deepening its collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital in the years to come.