World Day Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
What are neglected tropical diseases? Behind this are the most common diseases, which affect the world's poorest, z.B. Trachoma, Sleeping sickness, Schistosomiasis, Scabies, Leprosy, Rabies and others. Overall, they are 20 diseases recognized by the World Health Organization of: 1,7 Billion. People…
A new small soap factory in Burre, West Ethiopia
The soap factory in Burre is not completely new, but now the women are back in business. In all counties of Oromia, women have been trained in soap production in recent years. Things went very well in Burre, the soap was…
The cooperation with village health workers becomes concrete
Every Ethiopian farmers' cooperative has two village health workers. They mostly grew up in the village, have completed the 10th grade and a 1,5 year-long training in important topics to promote health in the village: hygiene, nutrition, vaccinations, pregnancy, Treatment of common diseases, etc.. and…
Dinkinesh expands the Podo branch to the Podo Centre
Dinkinesh Degefa was before 6 Years Member of Podo–Group in Mettu. Mettu is a town in southwestern of Ethiopia. By using finance from Bad Salzuflen could then ca. 800 People, who were suffering from Podokoniose, informed about dealing with illness…
WHO of Podokoniose
