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Health Education

1/28/2018

 
​There has been a health education program launched  at St.  Mary of Zion  Church located in  Yonkers, New York, attended by Ethiopians.  The program has been going on for the last one year. The purpose is to promote wellness and health  among the Ethiopian community.  The  teaching is given at least once a month by doctors and has professionals residing in New York. The topics covered include preventive health education and chronic diseases that include diabetes, hypertension, obesity, kidney disease etc. The program  is coordinated by Helena Yigezu RN and Fassil Teffera M.D.

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    ​Ethiopian Medical History

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    Photo: Dr. Melaku Beyan. Dr. Melaku Beyan became the first Ethiopian medical doctor to complete his education in the United states in 1935 (Dr. Workneh Eshete became the first Ethiopian doctor to obtain a modern medical education in 1882)


    The non-governmental organization, People to People, has just released The Manual of Ethiopian Medical History by Enawgaw Mehari, Kinfe Gebeyehu and Zergabachew Asfaw. The purpose of the publication is to teach the future generation of Ethiopian medical students and health care professionals about Ethiopia’s medical history.


    Mekele University and Bahir Dar University have reportedly agreed to incorporate the study into their medical education curriculum.
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    Compiled by:
    Enawgaw Mehari, MD
    Kinfe Gebeyehu, MD
    Zergabachew Asfaw, MD
    Senior Graphic Editor: Matthew I. Watt

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