Eritrea: National Antimicrobial Awareness Week Campaign

National Antimicrobial Awareness Week Campaign, organized jointly by the Ministries of Health, Agriculture, Marine Resources as well as Land, Water & Environment launched… Read more »

Eritrea: Blood Donation Drive Boosts National Blood Transfusion Service

Asmara, 23 September 2024 - Members of the Association of Tourism Service Provision Institutions, along with the Orotta National Referral Hospital, have voluntarily donated a total… Read more »

Eritrea: National Malaria Control Week in Central Region

The national malaria control week, organized by the Ministry of Health branch in the Central Region under the theme "Let's Strengthen Our Effort to Eradicate Malaria," concluded… Read more »

Eritrea: Voluntary Blood Donation

Members of the Sawa Housing Construction and Development Company have voluntarily contributed 80 units of blood to enrich the blood supply of the National Blood Transfusion… Read more »

Eritrea: Festival of College of Medicine and Health Science

Asmara, 10 June 2024 - The 11th festival of the College of Medicine and Health Science concluded on 7 and 8 June. The festival was conducted under the theme "High Quality Medical… Read more »

Eritrea: An Important Milestone in Health - Related Efforts and Progress

Editor's note: this is the first article in a two-part series related to Eritrea's national measles and rubella vaccination campaign. The following article unpacks the nation's… Read more »

Eritrea: World Malaria Day Observed

World Malaria Day 2024 was observed at the regional level in Tsaeda Christian under the theme "Let's Strengthen Our Efforts Against Malaria." Read more »

Eritrea: Eritrea - Committed to Eradicate TB By 2030

Although there has been a significant decline in the incidence of TB in the last decade, it continues to be one of the biggest health issues mainly in developing countries. The… Read more »

Eritrea: World Tuberculosis Day Observed

- World Tuberculosis Day was observed today, 24 March, on a national level, with a ceremony organized at Orotta Referral Hospital Hall under the theme "Yes! We Can End… Read more »

Eritrea: 'Himalayan Cataract Project' Conducts Eye Surgeries in Asmara

Asmara, 15 February 2024- The 'Himalayan Cataract Project' team of ophthalmologists successfully conducted a series of cataract surgeries at Berhan Aini Hospital in Asmara on 12… Read more »

Eritrea: Strong Effort to Ensure Safe Blood Supply

Asmara, 08 December 2023 - In a meeting conducted yesterday, 7 December, the National Voluntary Blood Donors Association stated that it is working to ensure full blood supply from… Read more »

Eritrea: National Blood Transfusion Center 20 Years of Quality Services

In January of 2002, the National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) began its operation as a freestanding institution in Eritrea whose chief objective was to work on the safe… Read more »

Eritrea: Cardiac Surgery On Children Underway in Orotta Referral Hospital

Asmara, 08 June 2023 - Eritrean and Italian medical doctors are carrying out cardiac surgeries on children born with heart problems in Orotta National Referral Hospital. Read more »

Eritrea: Ministry of Agriculture Announces Production of Two Animal Disease Vaccines

The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that it has produced two internationally certified animal disease vaccines through its National Animal and Plant Health Laboratory (NAPHL)… Read more »

Eritrea: Eritrean Pharmaceutical Association Conducts 18th Scientific Conference

Asmara, 13 May 2023 - The Eritrean Pharmaceutical Association conducted its 18th scientific conference yesterday, 12 May here in the capital Asmara. Read more »

Eritrea: Preventing Cervical Cancer

Our guest today, Doctor Tiblets Tesfamichael, is a gynecologist at Orotta National Referral Hospital and has been serving as a physician for over 30 years. Here, she enlightens our… Read more »

Eritrea: Reflection On 'Child Mortality - an Overview of History and Progress'

On Friday, April 21, in an event organized by the embassy of the People's Republic of China in Eritrea and the PFDJ office for Institutions of Higher Education, Dr. Fikreyesus's… Read more »

Eritrea: World Autism Awareness Day Observance

Asmara, 03 April 2023- World Autism Day was observed on 2 April at the Central Region's Hall under the theme "Quality Integrated Education for All". Read more »

Eritrea: Eritrea Launches a Massive Initiative to Promote Sweet Potato in Addressing Malnutrition Among Children

Sweet Potato: A Nutritious Crop with a Zero-wastage Read more »

Eritrea: HIV/Aids Infection Declines By Over 60 Percent

At an activity assessment meeting the Ministry of Health branch in the Central Region conducted on 10 and 11 January, it was reported that in the past 5 years, HIV/AIDS infection… Read more »

Eritrea: 'It's My Utmost Wish to See Eritrea Get International Recognition for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Shortly' - Madam Therese U. Poirier

Our guest today is Madam Therese U. Poirier, UNAIDS country representative in Eritrea. Madam Poirier has completed her three-year term and is leaving Eritrea on January 1, 2023.… Read more »