Namibia receives pharmacists from Ethiopia

WINDHOEK – To reduce shortages of health personnel, the Ministry of Health and Social Services has employed 21 pharmacists from Ethiopia as part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that was signed last year.

The pharmacists arrived two weeks ago from Ethiopia and signed a two year renewable contract.

Apart from the Katutura State Hospital, Windhoek Central Hospital, the Namibian Medicines Regulatory Council and the Central Medical Stores, the pharmacists were deployed to Oshakati, Rundu, Tsandi and Opuwo amongst others. The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Richard Kamwi yesterday stressed the shortage of health personnel including pharmacists, has a negative impact on the country’s health care delivery.

He said the country has 55 pharmacists working in the public health sector, of which only ten are Namibians, stated the health minister.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends the pharmacist/population ratio should be 1 pharmacist for 2000 people.

“With our population of 2 million Namibians, we need about 1000 pharmacists both in the public and private sector to reach that ratio,” stressed Kamwi.

The minister told        the pharmacists to              feel at home and work hard.

“We need you to demonstrate your skills. My counterpart (in Ethiopia) told me that he went for the best. Don’t feel isolated,” he said, adding they would be loaded with work.

Kamwi also announced at that occasion that the ministry purchased 25 4×4 Toyota Land Cruisers which have been converted into ambulances.

The ambulances cost the ministry N$ 15 537 million. Apart from the Khomas Region, the ambulances would be dispatched to the Erongo, Hardap, //Karas, Kavango, Kunene, Ohangwena, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa and Zambezi Regions.

“I want to appeal to the recipients of these ambulances to take good care of them. They are vital assets. Let us make use of them for the intended purposes,” said Kamwi.

 

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Ethiopian Airlines adds destination #9 in Europe

Ethiopian Airlines, which in the previous week launched a new domestic airport pair from its main base to Bole, expanded its international network on 2 September with the addition of its ninth destination in Europe. The third largest airline in Africa, with a weekly seat share of 6.2% (according to Innovata schedule data for this September) commenced operations on the 5,807-kilometre sector from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Madrid (MAD), which is operated thrice-weekly (Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays) via Rome Fiumicino, utilising a mixed fleet of the Star Alliance member’s 171-seat 757-200s and 235-seat 767-300s. No other carrier serves this airport pair. Furthermore, the carrier is preparing to commence daily flights from its main base to Kombolcha in north-central Ethiopia starting 10 September. See how Madrid Airport’s FTWA compares to the others sent in this week from around the world.

Happy 2007 Ethiopian New Year (Sep. 11, 2014)

 Happy 2007 Ethiopian New Year (Sep. 11, 2014)
We would like to say Happy Ethiopian New Year. It will be on Sep, 11. 2014 ironically it is 2007 in Ethiopian Calender. Lucky you are celebrating 2 new years and you are 7 years younger. Well to celebrate this holiday Ethiopian Airlines just released a ONE DAY sale which will be on sale on Sep. 11, 2014. The fare and travel time is indicated bellow. Once again Happy New Year or Enqutatash. Melkam Addis Amet

                                   

S FAA confirms Ethiopia in Category 1 of Aviation Industry

Ehiopian News Agency-(Addis Ababa)-Following months of examination, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reportedly confirmed that the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) is in category 1 in the aviation industry.
ECAA told ENA that FAA’s official letter has reaffirmed that Ethiopia has maintained its status of belonging to category 1 in the aviation industry.
ECAA is in the stated category for its operational organization, air space licensing, supervision and flight safety, it was indicated.
According to State Minister of Transport, Getachew Mengiste, the certification by FAA has enabled the Ethiopian Airlines to secure flying permits to the US, Europe and other continents without difficulty.

 He added that the air traffic of the country has registered over 20 percent growth on average during the previous years.

Authority Director-General, Colonel Wesenyeleh Hunegnaw, for his part said Bole International Airport alone has been accommodating over 200 airplanes in a day.
Duration of landing and takeoff have also fallen under three minutes, he added.

Walias to Face Malawi for African Cup of Nations Qualifier

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia– The Ethiopia Walia Ibex football team has left for Malawi today to face its counterpart in Group B of the 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifier.

Although the two teams are scheduled to face each other on Wednesday in Lilongwe, the Malawian Football Federation has asked CAF to move the match to Thursday because their players need an extra day to rest. Malawi played their opening group game against Mali yesterday instead of Saturday like Algeria and Ethiopia did, because of heavy rain in Bamako.

The Walia Ibex left Addis Ababa with the following 20 players:

Goalkeepers (2): Sisay Bancha (Dedebit) and Jemal Tassew (Ethiopian Coffee)

Defenders (6): Alula Girma (St. George), Abebaw Butako (St. George), Saladin Bergecho (St. George), Tok James (Ethiopian Coffee), Berhanu Bogale (Dedebit FC) and Aklilu Ayenew (Dedebit).

Midfielders (9): Mentesebot Adane (St. George), Adane Girma (St. George), Menyahel Teshome (St. George), Natnael Zeleke (St. George), Shimeles Bekele (Petrojet, Egypt), Tadele Mengesha (Dedebit), Efrem Ashamo (Commercial Bank of Ethiopia) Addis Hintsa ( Al Ahly Shendi, Sudan) and Yusuf Saleh (Sweden),

Forwards (3): Saladin Said (Al Ahly, Egypt), Oumed Ukri (Al Itihad, Egypt) and Getaneh Kebede (Bidvest Wits, South Africa).

According to organizers the Teddy Afro Music Soul Train is about to stop by San Diego for the first time ever.

According to organizers the Teddy Afro Music Soul Train about to stop by San Diego for the first time ever. Teddy Afro who is a music sensation for music lovers has been over passing San Diego for years. In most cases San Diego Teddy Afro's music fans were forced to travel Los Angles or Las Vegas to watch him live in covert. Now Teddy is coming and San Diegans are ready . At this time Teddy is his music tour for his new album called "Seba Dereja"  literal meaning the 70 Stairs, which is a name from a historic Addis Ababa neighborhood. For this album Teddy is best known for using Tam Tararama which is resembling a marching band dram beat, Tam Tam Tam Tarara.

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Teddy will be in San Diego on Sep, 28, 2014. The date is set but the promoters are trying to find a bigger venue  that will accommodate the huge crowd.We hope Teddy and his band will has unforgettable night in the most beautiful city in the world.

Now the hope is may be Teddy will choose San Diego as his 2nd home after Addis.
(c) Ethiovibe  

Los Angeles Little Ethiopia is about to celebrate its 13th birthday

By Amde Mitiku , Ethiovibe Contributor

Los Angeles is one of the giant city in America, According to the 2012 US Census Bureau Los Angeles city’s population is passing 3.8 million, but the Los Angeles  county’s population is passing 10 million and neighboring county the Orange county’s population is passing 3.1 million. Most Ethiopians in Los Angles are living in Los Angeles  and Orange counties as well as Riverside (2.2.million) and Kern (.8million) counties. That means the total population in Los Angeles county and neighboring counties is passing 20 million. It translated to , more people are living in these counties  than  Anglo or Burkina Faso even Holland. If these counties are considered  as  a country they can be the 59th country in the world (See the table below). With this huge population Los Angles is known as the center of entertainment and glamor but more importantly Los Angles is the home of  diverse ethnics and  global population. Los Angles has areas named after diverse population such as China Town, Little Italy, Korea Town , Little Tokyo are few examples.  Los Angeles has the highest concentration of Mexicans outside Mexico, Koreans outside Korea, and even Samoans outside Samoa. Also Russian, Ethiopian, Armenian, and even British enclaves also coexist throughout L.A. But to call the city a "melting pot" wouldn't be quite accurate; Los Angeles is also the home of several thousands of Ethiopians. Most Ethiopians are living city of Los Angeles but few are scattered throughout the neighboring counties, but the city of  Los Angeles Fairfax district is the central meeting place for most Ethiopians. After fierce fight and   intense campaign 13 years ago  city of Los Angeles recognized the part of Fairfax business district as Little Ethiopia, which is the first official recognition in the world. This year that landmark recognition will celebrate its 13th birth day. On Sep 14, 2014 the Los Angles Little Ethiopia Organizing committee will celebrate the 13 annual  celebration with elaborate Ethiopian shows and entertainment,
Rank	Country Or Area	Population
1	China	1,355,692,576
2	India	1,236,344,631
3	United States	318,892,103
4	Indonesia	253,609,643
5	Brazil	202,656,788
6	Pakistan	196,174,380
7	Nigeria	177,155,754
8	Bangladesh	166,280,712
9	Russia	142,470,272
10	Japan	127,103,388
11	Mexico	120,286,655
12	Philippines	107,668,231
13	Ethiopia	96,633,458
14	Vietnam	93,421,835
15	Egypt	86,895,099
16	Turkey	81,619,392
17	Germany	80,996,685
18	Iran	80,840,713
19	Congo (Kinshasa)	77,433,744
20	Thailand	67,741,401
21	France	66,259,012
22	United Kingdom	63,742,977
23	Italy	61,680,122
24	Burma	55,746,253
25	Tanzania	49,639,138
26	Korea, South	49,039,986
27	South Africa	48,375,645
28	Spain	47,737,941
29	Colombia	46,245,297
30	Kenya	45,010,056
31	Ukraine	44,291,413
32	Argentina	43,024,374
33	Algeria	38,813,722
34	Poland	38,346,279
35	Uganda	35,918,915
36	Sudan	35,482,233
37	Canada	34,834,841
38	Morocco	32,987,206
39	Iraq	32,585,692
40	Afghanistan	31,822,848
41	Nepal	30,986,975
42	Peru	30,147,935
43	Malaysia	30,073,353
44	Uzbekistan	28,929,716
45	Venezuela	28,868,486
46	Saudi Arabia	27,345,986
47	Yemen	26,052,966
48	Ghana	25,758,108
49	Korea, North	24,851,627
50	Mozambique	24,692,144
51	Taiwan	23,359,928
52	Madagascar	23,201,926
53	Cameroon	23,130,708
54	Cote d'Ivoire	22,848,945
55	Syria	22,597,531
56	Australia	22,507,617
57	Sri Lanka	21,866,445
58	Romania	21,729,871
	Los Angeles + Orange + River Side + Kern	20.000,000
59	Angola	19,088,106
60	Burkina Faso	18,365,123
61	Kazakhstan	17,948,816
62	Niger	17,466,172
63	Chile	17,363,894
64	Malawi	17,241,754
65	Netherlands	16,877,351
66	Mali	16,455,903
67	Ecuador	15,654,411
68	Cambodia	15,458,332
69	Guatemala	14,647,083
70	Zambia	14,638,505
71	Zimbabwe	13,771,721
72	Senegal	13,635,927
73	Rwanda	12,337,138
74	South Sudan	11,562,695
75	Guinea	11,474,383
76	Chad	11,412,107
77	Cuba	11,047,251
78	Tunisia	10,937,521
79	Portugal	10,813,834
80	Greece	10,775,557
81	Bolivia	10,631,486
82	Czech Republic	10,627,448
83	Belgium	10,449,361
84	Somalia	10,428,043
85	Burundi	10,395,931
86	Dominican Republic	10,349,741
87	Benin	10,160,556
88	Haiti	9,996,731
89	Hungary	9,919,128
90	Sweden	9,723,809
91	Azerbaijan	9,686,210
92	Belarus	9,608,058
93	Honduras	8,598,561
94	Austria	8,223,062
95	Switzerland	8,061,516
96	Tajikistan	8,051,512
97	Israel	7,821,850
98	Togo	7,351,374
99	Serbia	7,209,764
100	Hong Kong	7,112,688
101	Bulgaria	6,924,716
102	Laos	6,803,699
103	Paraguay	6,703,860
104	Papua New Guinea	6,552,730
105	Jordan	6,528,061
106	Eritrea	6,380,803
107	Libya	6,244,174
108	El Salvador	6,125,512
109	Nicaragua	5,848,641
110	Sierra Leone	5,743,725
111	United Arab Emirates	5,628,805
112	Kyrgyzstan	5,604,212
113	Denmark	5,569,077
114	Singapore	5,567,301
115	Slovakia	5,492,677
116	Central African Republic	5,277,959
117	Finland	5,268,799
118	Turkmenistan	5,171,943
119	Norway	5,147,792
120	Georgia	4,935,880
121	Ireland	4,832,765
122	Costa Rica	4,755,234
123	Congo (Brazzaville)	4,662,446
124	Croatia	4,470,534
125	New Zealand	4,401,916
126	Lebanon	4,136,895
127	Liberia	4,092,310
128	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,871,643
129	Puerto Rico	3,620,897
130	Panama	3,608,431
131	Moldova	3,583,288
132	Mauritania	3,516,806
133	Lithuania	3,505,738
134	Uruguay	3,332,972
135	Oman	3,219,775
136	Armenia	3,060,927
137	Albania	3,020,209
138	Mongolia	2,953,190
139	Jamaica	2,930,050
140	Kuwait	2,742,711
141	West Bank	2,731,052
142	Namibia	2,198,406
143	Latvia	2,165,165
144	Botswana	2,155,784
145	Qatar	2,123,160
146	Macedonia	2,091,719
147	Slovenia	1,988,292
148	Lesotho	1,942,008
149	Gambia, The	1,925,527
150	Kosovo	1,859,203
151	Gaza Strip	1,816,379
152	Guinea-Bissau	1,693,398
153	Gabon	1,672,597
154	Swaziland	1,419,623
155	Mauritius	1,331,155
156	Bahrain	1,314,089
157	Estonia	1,257,921
158	Trinidad and Tobago	1,223,916
159	Timor-Leste	1,201,542
160	Cyprus	1,172,458
161	Fiji	903,207
162	Djibouti	810,179
163	Comoros	766,865
164	Guyana	735,554
165	Bhutan	733,643
166	Equatorial Guinea	722,254
167	Montenegro	650,036
168	Solomon Islands	609,883
169	Macau	587,914
170	Suriname	573,311
171	Western Sahara	554,795
172	Cabo Verde	538,535
173	Luxembourg	520,672
174	Brunei	422,675
175	Malta	412,655
176	Maldives	393,595
177	Belize	340,844
178	Bahamas, The	321,834
179	Iceland	317,351
180	Barbados	289,680
181	French Polynesia	280,026
182	New Caledonia	267,840
183	Vanuatu	266,937
184	Samoa	196,628
185	Sao Tome and Principe	190,428
186	Saint Lucia	163,362
187	Guam	161,001
188	Curacao	147,695
189	Aruba	110,663
190	Grenada	110,152
191	Tonga	106,440
192	Micronesia, Federated States of	105,681
193	Kiribati	104,488
194	Virgin Islands, U.S.	104,170
195	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	102,918
196	Jersey	96,513
197	Seychelles	91,650
198	Antigua and Barbuda	91,295
199	Isle of Man	86,866
200	Andorra	85,458
201	Dominica	73,449
202	Marshall Islands	70,983
203	Bermuda	69,839
204	Guernsey	65,849
205	Greenland	57,728
206	Cayman Islands	54,914
207	American Samoa	54,517
208	Saint Kitts and Nevis	51,538
209	Northern Mariana Islands	51,483
210	Faroe Islands	49,947
211	Turks and Caicos Islands	49,070
212	Sint Maarten	40,289
213	Liechtenstein	37,313
214	San Marino	32,742
215	Virgin Islands, British	32,680
216	Saint Martin	31,530
217	Monaco	30,508
218	Gibraltar	29,185
219	Palau	21,186
220	Anguilla	16,086
221	Wallis and Futuna	15,561
222	Tuvalu	10,782
223	Cook Islands	10,134
224	Nauru	9,488
225	Saint Helena	7,776
226	Saint Barthelemy	7,267
227	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	5,716
228	Montserrat	5,215