Ethiopian Minister of Health Dr. Kebede Worku said that the government of Ethiopia is preparing a Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP) for the next five years in which health, gender and HIV/AIDS are given emphasis.
Speaking at a Health Care Technology Management Symposium, the State Minister indicated that manpower training, construction and establishment of well equipped health facilities are targeted areas to realize access to primary health care services universally by 2009/2010. "Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency (ESTA) and the Ministry of Education (MoE) have developed a curriculum for the training of health technology technicians (diploma and degree level) and this would be the long-term solution for the poor planning, inappropriate procurement, and poor maintenance," he added.
Ethiopian science and Technology Agency Director General Mulugeta Amha on his part said that "the Agency, the Ministry of Health and ORBIS International, through a memorandum of understanding signed between them, have launched a project called BETTER (Biomedical, Engineers and Technical Training and Equipment Rehabilitation) project." One of the major objectives of the project is to organize clinical engineering workshop for participants drawn from the Ministry of Health, health bureaus, medial directors, heads and staff of maintenance centres and allied health professionals, he added.
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