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Intestinal parasitic infections among children under five years of age presenting with diarrhoeal diseases to two public health facilities in Hawassa, South Ethiopia

Abstract Background Diarrhoea is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age in developing countries, including Ethiopia. It is caused by a wide range of pathogens, including parasites, bacteria and viruses. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of infection with intestinal parasites (IPs) (and types) among children under 5 years of age with diarrhoeal diseases. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Adare Hospital and Millennium Health Centre, both located in Hawassa, South Ethiopia, from June 6 to October 28, 2011. Children under 5 years of age with diarrhoea who visited these health facilities during the study period were included in the study. Data relating to demography and risk factors associated with intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) were gathered using a structured questionnaire. Single, fresh stool specimens were examined for IPs using the direct wet mount examination, followed by Ziehl-Neelsen staining

Half View Of The Zeway- Arsi Negele Section Of The Mojo- Hawassa Highway Project

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Ethiopian authorities and the World Bank Group have signed a 370 million dollar (7.5 billion birr) agreement on Thursday for the construction of construct the 57 km Zeway- Arsi Negele section of the Mojo-Hawassa Highway Road Project. The Project is part of the Ethiopian Expressway Development Support Project.  Source: www.ethiogrio.com

በኢትዮጵያ የመልካም አስተዳደር ችግሮችን ለመቅረፍ እስከዛሬ ሲደረጉ ከነበሩ ከንግግር ያልዘለሉ የቁርጠኝነት ማሳያዎች አንድ እርከን የዘለለ እንደሆነ የተነገረለት በጥናት ላይ የተመሠረተ ውይይት፣ በቅርቡ በመንግሥት ከፍተኛው አስፈጻሚ አካል ተካሂዷል

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ይህ ለሕዝብ ከወትሮው በተለየ በከፍተኛ ባለሥልጣናት መካከል ወቀሳና ተጠያቂነትን ያስነሳው ውይይት፣ መነሻ ምክንያቱ ታች መሬት ተወርዶ በመልካም አስተዳደር ችግሮች ላይ የዳሰሳ ጥናት መካሄዱ ነው፡፡ የጥናቱ አቅራቢዎች በውይይቱ ወቅት የችግሩን ስፋትና መጠን ሲያስረዱ፣ ለወትሮው የሐሳብ ልዩነቶቻቸውን ከመጋረጃ በስተጀርባ በመጨረስ ለሕዝብ አንድ ሆነው በመቅረብ የሚታወቁት የኢሕአዴግ ቱባ ባለሥልጣናት፣ በአደባባይ ልዩነቶቻቸውን በግልጽ ያወጡበት ውይይት እንደነበር ታይቷል፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ኃይለ ማርያም ደሳለኝ የአገሪቱ ቁንጮ ባለሥልጣን ሆነው ከመጡበት ጊዜ  ጀምሮ፣ በግልጽ የሥልጣን ባለቤትና የገዥው ፓርቲ አቅጣጫ የመወሰን ሥልጣን እንዳላቸው ያሳዩበትም ነበር፡፡ በተለይ በመሬት፣ በኢንቨስትመንት፣ በፍትሕና በተለያዩ መስኮች በጥናቱ የቀረበው አሳሳቢ ሥጋት ካልተወገደ አደገኛነቱንም በማስጠንቀቅ አውስተዋል፡፡ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ አፅንኦት በመስጠት ለአገሪቱም ሆነ ለሕዝቡ አደገኛ የሆነውን የመልካም አስተዳደር ችግር መታገል የሕዝብ አመኔታን እንደሚያስገኝ አስታውቀው፣ የመንግሥት ባለሥልጣናትም በውስጣቸው መደንገጥ እንዳለባቸው አሳስበዋል፡፡ ከውይይቱ በኋላ ባለሥልጣናት በብሔር፣ በዝምድና፣ በጥቅማ ጥቅምና በመሳሰሉት ከተሳሰሯቸው ኔትወርኮቻቸው እንዲላቀቁም አስጠንቅቀዋል፡፡  ዝርዝሩን ለመመልከት እዚህ ላይ ይጫኑ ወይም በ ፖለቲካ ገጽ ይመልከቱ፡፡ ምንጭ፦ ሪፖርተር ጋዜጣ

BRIAN UMONY SCORES AS ST. GEORGE THRASH SIDAMA BUNNA | CASTEL PREMIER LEAGUE

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Ugandan Brian Umony made it to the score sheet for Ethiopia's St. Goerge as the side claimed a 5-1 win against Sidama Bunna in the Castel Premier League on Sunday. Umony netted the defending champions' second goal in the 16th minute after Minyahel Teshome's opener three minutes earlier in the match. Adane Girma (34’) and Ramkel Lok (38’) thereafter extended the score as Umony's colleagues' brilliance rose to new levels on the evening. Two penalties awarded for both, St. George and Sidama Bunna were also converted by Girma (his second for the hosts) and former St. George player Andualem Negussie. St. George were recovering from 2-0 defeat at the hands of Adama Kenema the previous weekend. Source:http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/23844-brian-umony-scores-as-st-george-thrash-sidama-bunna-castel-premier-league.html

Faced with climate change, Ethiopia rediscovers an ancient staple crop

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Often dubbed the false banana, the giant enset is a staple crop in certain parts of Ethiopia. As climate change brings increasingly frequent droughts, the plant's versatility and resilience could help fight hunger. When 52-year-old Gebre Ynitso was a child in Ethiopia, he and his fellow villagers tended a towering plant with broad, lush green leaves. They harvested its roots and leaves for food and collected its fibers to weave into hats, sacks and even mattresses. No part of the plant went to waste. "I would play hide-and-go seek in the dense enset plantation," said Ynitso, who also helped his parents transplant the enset, as the eye-catching crop is known. Ynitso also made toys out of its roots. Endemic to Ethiopia, the plant has been cultivated there for more than 7,000 years. It's often dubbed the false banana because of its similarity to the banana tree. The enset can withstand droughts as well as heavy rains, making it ideal for cultivation in Ethiop