Community based health insurance (CBHI) scheme is an effective financing mechanism to help people who are unable to use health care services due to financial problem. So Prior to scaling up community based health insurance; ...

Background: Acute malnutrition is a short-term response to inadequate nutritional intake that often occur in combination with infection. It is one of the most serious public health problem especially in the developing ...

Background: Hypertension is the main contributing factor to cardiovascular disease and early death globally. The management of hypertension relies on both pharmacological therapies and lifestyle changes. However, little ...

Adolescent period for females is a transition phase to adulthood. It is often a concern for families and national health authorities because of the possibility of unprotected sexual debut, unintended pregnancies and ...

Background: Magnesium sulphate has a long history of use in obstetrics. It is supported as the first line treatment for women with eclampsia and is the drug of choice for women with severe pre-eclampsia. In Ethiopia, ...

A wound is a breach in the skin and the exposure of subcutaneous tissue following loss of skin integrity providing moist, warm and nutritive environment that is conducive to microbial colonization and proliferation. Wound ...

Background: Men who have sex with men have been disproportionately affected with HIV and anal intercourse carrying more risk of HIV than vaginal intercourse for receptors, which coupled with other factors such as not ...

Background: Anemia is the second cause of disability and most serious public health problems worldwide. Although the problem of anemia during pregnancy has been adequately addressed, very little is known about postpartum ...

Background: Anemia is a condition characterized by reduction in the number of red blood cells (RBCs) and/or hemoglobin (Hb) concentration. It is a global public health problem (micro nutrient deficiency) that affects ...

Introduction: Anemia is common medical problem in pregnancy in which the number of red blood cells or their oxygen carrying capacity is insufficient to meet physiologic needs. Though anemia in light of its magnitude ...