COVID - 19
The International Institute for Primary Health Care – Ethiopia (IIfPHC – E) is closely monitoring the evolving COVID – 19 pandemic and is dedicated to providing users with the most up-to-date information on the virus and related resources to support leaders, frontline workers, and communities in their response.
COVID - 19
The International Institute for Primary Health Care – Ethiopia (IIfPHC – E) is closely monitoring the evolving COVID – 19 pandemic and is dedicated to providing users with the most up-to-date information on the virus and related resources to support leaders, frontline workers, and communities in their response.

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New COVID - 19 by the Ministry of Health - Ethiopia

New Leveraging Primary Health Care Systems for COVID-19: Insights from Ethiopia's Health Extension Program (HEP) by The International Institute for Primary Health Care - Ethiopia in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University

Case Trackers

The novel coronavirus has rapidly spread across six continents. Since the first reported case in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, this infectious respiratory disease has expeditiously spread within China, neighboring countries and beyond. The number of confirmed cases and death toll caused by COVID – 19 worldwide are hastily increasing. 

This COVID – 19 tracker developed by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) let you stay up-to-date with coronavirus course through the globe.

This tracker provides you with the trend in reported positive cases and death counts from novel coronavirus in Ethiopia.  

"Knowledge is Powerful. Information is Liberating."
~Kofi Anan 

Creating a health literate society that is aware of the severity of the situation and is able to understand how to protect themselves, and others, through basic actions is fundamental for slowing the rate of the novel coronavirus infection.

Learn everything you need to know about COVID – 19. How is it transmitted? How does it affect the human body? What are the symptoms? And how do we protect ourselves and others?

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We are debunking the Myths about COVID – 19 to help you better understand what is happening and cut through the confusion.

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Psychological coping of COVID - 19​

We provide you with helpful guidance on ways to address stressors caused by the life of quarantine and total lockdown.

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COVID - 19 GUIDELINES

We offer guidance on self-isolation at home.

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Here are some tips on how healthy individuals can safely leave the house. 

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COVID – 19 Learning Resources

Here you can find more information and learning resources on preventing and managing COVID – 19.

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Here are answers to frequently asked questions & concerns on COVID-19.

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Latest updates

RSS News (English) – World Health Organization
  • Young people and digital health interventions: working together to design better October 29, 2020
    WHO and partners launch new guidance on designing digital health interventions with and for young people.  Digital tools are an increasingly popular approach to improving health worldwide – particularly among adolescents and young people, who are accessing the internet at earlier stages of life.  Youth-centred digital health interventions is a new framework developed by WHO, HRP, UNESCO, UNICEF and UNFPA. It provides guidance on effective planning, development and implementation of digital solutions with […]
  • Steroids boost survival of preterm babies in low-resource settings, new study finds October 28, 2020
    Accurate pregnancy dating and quality care combined with the steroids are key to survival The results of a new clinical trial, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone—a glucocorticoid used to treat many conditions, including rheumatic problems and severe COVID-19— can boost survival of premature babies when given to pregnant […]