Over seven decades ago, Ethiopia had the capacity to produce six human vaccines through the “Institute Pasteur d’Ethiopie”, in partnership with the French government (History of EPHI – Ethiopian Public Health Institute). Each year, the Institute provided 3,000,000 doses of ‘Anti-variolica’ vaccine, 400,000 doses of Antityphus vaccine, 50,000 doses of Antirabies vaccine, 30,000 doses of BCG vaccine, 10,000 doses of ‘Antityphoid-paratyphoid’ vaccine, and 6,000 doses of Yellow fever vaccine free of charge through its dedicated departments. This capacity is now gone.
Science has proven an incredibly powerful force1 in changing human life. It has drastically transformed “our means of communication, the way we work, our housing, clothes, and food, our methods of transportation, and, even the length and quality of life itself …”.2. Beyond the potential for solving the major challenges of humanity, such as disease and pain, poverty, climate change and sustainability of development, the bliss from the sense of wonder derived from exploring the profound mysteries of nature is beyond words.
#Excellence has intrinsic values and #energy that can drive #transformation if we know how to make it a grassroots reality.
One of the most inspiring meetings I ever attended was the 2017 Bio-International Convention held in San Diego, CA, USA.
Visiting Jimma gave me a great deal of hope. The city has not changed much since I began
As the Ethiopian year-2012-is coming to a close, I have been reflecting on my ‘biggest’ lesson of the year.
There is consensus that COVID-19 should be an important wake up call for Africa. However, during the 22 months
Value addition is often a business term and refers to the extra value gained beyond the original