World Hepatitis Day 2016: Exploring Eritrea

By Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD), July 28 is World Hepatitis Day (WHD), one of eight official global public health campaigns marked by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHD aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis and encourage prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Viral hepatitis – a group of infectious diseases known as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E – affects hundreds of millions […]

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Exploring Eritrea’s Success in Immunization, Vaccination, and Malaria Control

By Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion, Several days ago, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) convened during the 26th African Union Summit to celebrate unprecedented progress against malaria in Africa. During the gathering, ALMA presented its annual Awards for Excellence to 13 African countries that have shown commitment, innovation and progress in the fight against malaria, with […]

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Eritrea Trounces Australia in immunization

By Rachel Browne, A global report into the health and welfare of the world’s children has found Australian immunisation rates are lower than those of many developing countries, including Eritrea, Rwanda and Bangladesh. Disability is the focus of UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2013 report, which examines a broad range of areas such as health, […]

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