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Understanding subnational burden of diseases for better health policy decision making in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has been progressing on key health indicators, but the conflicts and war coupled with drought and emergency conditions, and the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively affect progress (1). This special issue has highlighted substantial health gains from specific diseases and conditions over the past three decades, as well as the disparities between regions and chartered cities, and the opportunity to reduce this burden of premature mortality and disability by addressing specific diseases, risk factors, and social determinants of health. We have identified and ranked potential priorities for action that would reduce the...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Messay Hailu, Awoke Misganaw, Mohsen Naghavi, Christopher J. L. Murray, Lia Tadesse Source Type: research

Burden of and Health Loss Due to the Effect of Maternal Hypertensive disorders in Ethiopia: A systematic analysis of Global burden of diseases, 2019
Conclusions: Based on the finding, increasingly high new cases, prevalence and burden of maternal hypertensive disorders and significant health loss were observed in the last three decades in Ethiopia. Hence, prevention of cases, disabilities, deaths and health losses caused by maternal hypertensive disorders can be prevented by properly advocating lifestyle modifications with specifically designed age-specific interventions. On the top of continuing prevention efforts with newly devised magnesium sulphate administration in the new ANC initiative of the ministry, contextualized, need based, localized, and targeted interven...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Bedilu Abebe, Muluemebet Abera, Lelisa Sena, Merga Dheresa, Anwar Taju, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

Burden of and Health Loss Due to the Effect of Maternal Hypertensive disorders in: A systematic analysis of Global burden of diseases, 2019
Conclusions: Based on the finding, increasingly high new cases, prevalence and burden of maternal hypertensive disorders and significant health loss were observed in the last three decades in Ethiopia. Hence, prevention of cases, disabilities, deaths and health losses caused by maternal hypertensive disorders can be prevented by properly advocating lifestyle modifications with specifically designed age-specific interventions. On the top of continuing prevention efforts with newly devised magnesium sulphate administration in the new ANC initiative of the ministry, contextualized, need based, localized, and targeted interven...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Bedilu Abebe, Muluemebet Abera, Lelisa Sena, Merga Dheresa, Anwar Taju, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

Trends in Burden of Diseases among Adolescents in Ethiopia, from 1990 to 2019: A Subnational Analysis in Global Burden of Diseases 2019 Study
Conclusion: According to the study, there has been a decline in the burden of diseases among adolescents from 1990 to 2019, although with slight variations across regions. Adolescents experienced a triple burden of diseases, including communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional conditions, non-communicable diseases, and injuries. As a result, interventions aimed at addressing the health issues of adolescents should prioritize increased access to healthcare services, enhanced health education programs, better distribution of disease prevention resources across regions, and higher investment in public health infrastruc...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Ababi Zergaw, Sebsibe Tadesse, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Shimelash Bitew, Asnake Worku, Chalie Mulu, Jemal Beksisa, Yenework Acham, Alemnesh Hailmariam, Merga Dheresa, Mohsen Naghavi, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

Trends in Mortality and Years of Life Lost across regions in Ethiopia: A Systematic Subnational Analysis in Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2019
Conclusion: There was a significant decline in age-standardized YLL rates between 1990 and 2019 across all regions, with some disparities. Neonatal disorders, diarrheal disease, lower respiratory infections, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, ischemic heart disease, and stroke were the leading causes of age-standardized YLL rates 2019 across the nation and regions. Federal, regional, and city administrative policymakers should focus on designing strategies, resources, and interventions on disease burden and avoiding leading causes of YLL. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023;37 (SI-2)]Keywords: Cause of death, trends in mortality, Years of L...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Yihunie Lakew, Shimelash Bitew, Gail Davey, Tizita Tilahun, Ababi Zergaw, Getachew Tollera, Ally Walker, Wondimye Ashenafi, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Sebsibe Tadesse, Mohsen Naghavi, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

The Burden of Tuberculosis across Regions in Ethiopia: A Systematic Subnational Analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Conclusion: The study reveals a decreasing TB burden among HIV-negative individuals in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2019. It emphasizes the need for Ethiopia ' s TB control strategies to enhance access to prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment, focusing on high-risk groups and vulnerable individuals. Targeted interventions, including social protections, are needed to engage more men in TB care and emphasize the importance of early diagnosis. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023;37 (SI-2)]Keywords: Tuberculosis, Burden, Subnational, Global burden of disease, Ethiopia (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Asrat Arja, Sebsibe Tadesse, Mesfin Agachew, Fentabil Getnet, Jemal Beksisa, Shikur Mohammed, Samson lamma, Zenabu Reda, Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Ally Walker, Mohsen Naghavi, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

The Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases and Its Implications for Sustainable Development Goals Across Regions in Ethiopia.
Conclusion: This study showed a high burden and relatively stable trend of NCD-caused mortality and disability in Ethiopia. The epidemiological transition was not uniform across the regions. Current NCD strategies fail to address high-incidence NCDs that overburden the health care system while designed to address killer NCD types and their risk factors. Strategies and interventions could target modifiable risk factors such as high systolic blood pressure, dietary risks, air pollution, and high fasting plasma glucose, which contribute almost half of NCD mortality and disability. This study suggests the need to develop procl...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Atalel Fentahun Awedew, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Merga Dheresa, Sebsibe Tadesse, Alemnesh Hailmariam, Getachew Tollera, Shikur Mohammed, Yenework Acham, Ally Walker, Asnake Worku, Bedilu Abebe, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

The Burden of Mental Disorders in Ethiopia, from 1990 to 2019: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019
Conclusion: This study has indicated that depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, and schizophrenia were the most common mental disorders in Ethiopia from 1990 to 2019, indicating that there were unparalleled prevention and treatment efforts to halt the burdens due to these disorders. Moreover, there were variations in the distribution of the burden of mental disorders at the sub-national level. Therefore, mental health interventions should include addressing common disorders and inter-regional disparities. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023; 37 (SI-2)]Keywords: anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, depressiv...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Ababi Zergaw, Sebsibe Tadesse, Anwar Taju, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Mesfin Agachew, Asrat Arja, Shimelash Bitew, Getachew Tollera, Merga Dheresa, Mohsen Naghavi, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

Household air pollution impacts on mortality and disease burden in East Africa and Nile Basin African countries
Conclusion: Household air pollution is highly prevalent and a major public health concern across East Africa and the Nile Basin Africa countries except Egypt. The prevalence and impact vary between countries. Governments need to address Household air pollution in their disease prevention and control strategies for lower respiratory infection, neonatal, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and cardiovascular diseases. To provide affordable and clean energy for their population and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7, partnership on different energy sources, including building dams for electrification, such as the Gran...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Awoke Misganaw, Alemnesh Hailmariam, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Yihunie Lakew, Sisay Derso Mengesha, Mesfin Agachew, Ally Walker, Asrat Arja, Wendwosen Teklemariam, Ababi Zergaw, Fentabil Getnet, Ebba Abate, Michael Brauer, Mohsen Naghavi, Lia Tadesse Source Type: research

Forecasting Health outcomes to Envision Health strategies in Ethiopia
Conclusions:This major life expectancy gain is expected to be attributed to further reductions in major communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional causes of death. Ethiopia is more likely to achieve the success of lower middle-income countries in terms of life expectancy. However less likely to achieve the success of upper middle-income countries by 2040. Non-communicable disease and injuries are expected to be leading causes from 2017 through 2040 that need more emphasis on the country ' s envisioning plans and strategies. This finding could help to strengthen the health care system, devise prevention and control s...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Awoke Misganaw, Alemnesh Hailmariam, Ababi Zergaw, Solomon Ali, Asnake Worku, Ebba Abate, Wendwosen Teklemariam, Sebsibe Tadesse, Fentabil Getnet, Getachew Tollera, Mohsen Naghavi, Christopher J. L. Murray Source Type: research

Diarrheal Disease Incidence and Associated Mortality in Ethiopia: A Systematic Subnational Analysis in Global Burden of Disease Study, 1990-2019
Conclusion: Diarrheal disease has remained a public health problem by affecting a large number of the population in Ethiopia. The youngest and elder populations were disproportionately affected by diarrheal disease incidence and associated mortality. This result may call the attention of Primary Public Health Services to revisit universal health coverage in Ethiopia. Moreover, prevention and management modalities need the community ' s and other stakeholders ' engagement and participation. Equal attention needs to be given to older adults as of under-five children. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023;37 (SI-2)]Keywords: diarrheal...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Getachew T. Gessese, Jemal Beksisa, Shikur Mohammed, Shimelash Bitew, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Mesfin Agachew, Merga Dheresa, Fentabil Getnet, Getaye Worku, Alemnesh Hailmariam, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

Burden and Trend of Nutritional deficiency across regions in Ethiopia: A systematic subnational analysis in Global Burden of Disease 2019 study
Conclusion: Reproductive-age women, children under five, and elderly people are disproportionately affected by protein-energy malnutrition. The prevalence of dietary iron, and Iodine deficiency was higher in all regions of Ethiopia and needs targeted intervention. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023;37 (SI-2)]Keywords: Disability-adjusted life years, Nutritional deficiency disorders, Years of life lost, Years lived with disability, prevalence, Death, Ethiopia (Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development)
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Wendwosen Teklemariam, Mesfin Agachew, Yenework Acham, Asrat Arja, Tezera Moshago Berheto, Sebsibe Tadesse, Merga Dheresa, Asnake Worku, Ally Walker, Mohsen Naghavi, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

Burden of and Health Loss Due to the Effect of Maternal Hypertensive disorders in Ethiopia Burden of and Health Loss
Conclusions: Based on the finding, increasingly high new cases, prevalence and burden of maternal hypertensive disorders and significant health loss were observed in the last three decades in Ethiopia. Hence, prevention of cases, disabilities, deaths and health losses caused by maternal hypertensive disorders can be prevented by properly advocating lifestyle modifications with specifically designed age-specific interventions. On the top of continuing prevention efforts with newly devised magnesium sulphate administration in the new ANC initiative of the ministry, contextualized, need based, localized, and targeted interven...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 20, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Bedilu Abebe, Muluemebet Abera, Lelisa Sena, Merga Dheresa, Anwar Taju, Awoke Misganaw Source Type: research

Improving Data Use at Facility level doesn ’t need fancy interventions: Capacity Building, Mentoring and Recognition can take us miles
Collecting quality data and using it for day to day decision making are essential components of a well-functioning health system (1). In Ethiopia, a health management information system has been implemented at all levels of the health care delivery system to ensure the information is used for evidence-based planning and decision-making (2). Because it is the basis for planning and policymaking at all levels of the health care system, still the government of Ethiopia is harmonizing the issue as one of the frontline agendas of the health sector transformation plan in the country (1). However, it still faces several challenge...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 18, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Binyam Tilahun, Asmamaw Atnafu, Lemma Derseh, Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu, Adane Mamuye, Tesfahun Hailemariam, Moges Asressie, Mesud Mohamed, Nuradin Assaid, Amare Minyihun, Getasew Amare, Teklehaymanot Gebrehiwot, Megdelawit Mengesha, Dawit Muluneh, Naod W Source Type: research

Exploring the barriers and facilitators of training as well as post-training follow-up interventions to enhance data quality and utilization: Utilizing the CFIR Implementation Framework
Conclusion: The barriers and facilitators identified can be modified during the study. By providing the capacity building training and post training follow-up intervention to the health system is paramount to enhance data quality and utilization. Focusing on the barriers and facilitators identified in this study could help to improve health data quality and utilization through proper design of strategies and scaling up its effectiveness to larger settings where a similar contextual environment with the current study could enhance better data quality production and use. [Ethiop. J. Health Dev. 2023;37 (SI-1)]Keywords: Barri...
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - October 18, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Asmamaw Atnafu, Tesfahun Hailemariam, Lemma Derseh, Adane Mamuye, Dawit Muluneh, Megdelawit Mengesha, Nuradin Assaid, Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu, Binyam Tilahun Source Type: research