Ethiopian Medical Women's Association የኢትዮጲያ ሴት ሐኪሞች ማህበር

03/05/2026

✨✨We are pleased to kick off our first
Journal Club review today ✨✨

📍We warmly invite you to take part.

📍Title: Early Discontinuation of Antibiotics in Patients Admitted With Clinically Suspected Serious Infection but Negative Cultures
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dvb-cqiw-jjm

💫💫The presentation will be held:

📍Sunday, May 3
📍7:00pm - 8:00pm

13/04/2026

From Washington, D.C. 🇺🇸 | HHS National Conference on Women’s Health

The Ethiopian Medical Women’s Association was proud to be represented at this year’s national conference on women’s health, with Dr. Saron G. Sine (Alexandria, Virginia) contributing to important discussions shaping the future of women’s health.

🚨 Key update:
New guidance from the U.S FDA supports the safety of low dose vaginal estrogen, reinforcing its role in improving quality of life and reducing recurrent UTIs in appropriate patients.

🔍 Key takeaways:

🧬 Microbiome & nutrition
Gut health is increasingly recognized as central to immunity, metabolism, and mental well being highlighting the importance of whole foods and personalized nutrition.

🌍 Environmental health
Early exposure to endocrine disruptors and poor nutrition can affect fertility, chronic disease risk, and long-term health outcomes.

❤️ Cardiovascular health
Still the leading cause of death in women, often underdiagnosed due to atypical symptoms emphasizing prevention and early screening.

🧠 Hormones & brain health
Emerging evidence links menopause and estrogen decline with cognitive changes, calling for proactive, lifespan based care.

🩺 Prevention & self-advocacy
Routine screening, awareness of family history, and empowering women to seek care early are key to improving outcomes.

As shared during the conference: “Do the best you can until you know better—then do better.”

EMeWA remains committed to advancing women’s health through leadership, education, and advocacy.

Join us and make change :https://lnkd.in/eD5BYPiT

08/03/2026

🌸 Happy International Women’s Day!

19/12/2025

The Ethiopian Medical Women’s Association (EMeWA) is deeply saddened by the passing of two young, vibrant, promising , and dedicated physicians, Dr. Meron Demele and Dr. Abenezer Getachew from university of Gonder.

They were committed to caring for patients and showed great promise in their medical careers. Their loss is deeply felt by their families, friends, colleagues, and all those whose lives they touched.

EMeWA extends its heartfelt condolences to all who are mourning this painful loss.
May their memories live on, and may their souls rest in peace.

04/12/2025

🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Eyerusalem Bergene Banti! 🎉

We proudly celebrate the outstanding achievement of our member Dr. Eyerusalem Bergene Banti, a COSECSA Neurosurgery examinee from Ethiopia, for achieving the highest score in the 2025 COSECSA Neurosurgery Specialty Examination.

This remarkable accomplishment is a testament to her dedication, excellence, and the growing strength of Ethiopian women in medicine. Dr. Eyerusalem’s success inspires all of us and highlights the limitless potential of women leaders in the surgical field.

We extend our warmest congratulations and wish her continued success as she advances in her neurosurgical career.

EMeWA is proud of you! 🌟🇪🇹

06/11/2025

🎀የጡት ካንሰር እንዴት ይታከማል?
📌የጡት ካንሰር ህክምና እንደ በሽታው ደረጃ እና የሚገኘው ህክምና አገልግሎት ይለያያል፡፡
ከሚሰጡት የህክምና አይነቶች ሶስቱ ከታች የተጠቀሱት የታወቁት ናቸው፡-
📌ቀዶ ህክምና - ዕጢውን ከሰውነት ማስወገዱ ዋነኛ የህክምና አይነት ነው፡፡
📌ሬድዮ ቴራፒ - ጨረርን በመጠቀም ከቀዶ ህክምና የተረፉ በአይን የማይታዩ የካንሰር ሴሎችን ይገድላል፡፡
📌ኬሞ ቴራፒ - የቀሩ የካንሰር ሴሎችን እና በሰውነት የተሰራጩ የካንሰር ሴሎችን ያስወግዳል፡፡

ከህክምናው በኋላ፡-
📍በየጊዜው እንዳይመለስ እና ወደ ሌላ የሰውነት ክፍል እንዳልተሰራጨ እንዲታይ ማድረግ ተገቢ ነው፡፡
📍ቀድሞ እና አፋጣኝ ህክምና በሽታውን ያድናል እንዲሁም ህይወትን ያራዝማል፡፡

Managing Breast Cancer
📌Once breast cancer is diagnosed, treatment depends on the stage of the disease and the availability of care.
Common treatment options include:
📌Surgery – Often the first-line treatment to remove cancerous tissue.
📌Radiotherapy – Uses targeted radiation to destroy remaining cancer cells.
📌Chemotherapy – Helps stop cancer from spreading to other parts of the body.
After treatment:
📍Regular follow-up visits are crucial to monitor for any signs of recurrence or metastasis.
📍Early diagnosis and proper management give the best chance for recovery and survival!

02/11/2025

የጡት ካንሰርን ተጠቂነት እንዴት መቀነስ ይቻላል?
📌አልኮል ያላቸውን መጠጦች በመቀነስ
📌ሲጋራ አለማጨስ
📌እንቅስቃሴ እና ስፖርት መጨመር
📌የተመጣጠነ ምግብ መመገብ
📌ሆርሞን ያላቸውን መድሃኒቶች ከጤና ባለሙያ ጋር ተመካክሮ መውሰድ
ቅድመ ህክምና ህይወትን ያድናል!

Things we can change:
📌Avoid alcohol or drink very little.
📌Don’t smoke.
📌Stay active and maintain a healthy weight.
📌Eat a balanced diet with fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
📌Avoid taking hormone medicines unless prescribed by your doctor.
📌Early detection saves lives!

22/10/2025

18/10/2025

🎀 Call for Volunteers: Breast Cancer Screening Week! 🎀

Join us from October 20–24, 2025 at ALERT Hospital for a free Breast Cancer Screening & Awareness Campaign organized by Tenaseb Women’s Health, EMeWA, and Bethesda American Medical Plaza.
We’re looking for volunteer doctors and health professionals to help promote early detection and save lives.

📜 Certificates will be provided for all volunteers.
Let’s stand together against breast cancer! 💪

N.B: Interested volunteers please register with this form https://forms.gle/Rgs1NwrYHfDKinz1A and for more enquiry contact

14/10/2025

በአለም አቀፍ ደረጃ የ2022 ጥናት እንደሚያሳየው ወደ 2.3 ሚሊዮን ሴቶች የጡት ካንሰር ሲገኝባቸው 670,000 የሚሆኑት ህይወታቸውን በህመሙ ምክንያት አተዋል፡፡ በጡት ካንሰር ከሚጠቁት ሰዎች መካከል 99% የሚሆኑት ሴቶች ሲሆኑ የተቀሩት ደግሞ ወንዶች ናቸው፡፡

ባለፉት 15 ዓመታት ውስጥ በካንሰሩ የተጠቁ ሰዎች ብዛት ከሁለት እጥፍ በላይ ሲያድግ የሞት ቁጥር ደግሞ ሁለት እጥፍ አድጓል፡፡
በሃገራችን ኢትዮጵያ ከሁሉም የካንሰር አይነቶች የጡት ካንሰር በብዛት አንደኛ ደረጃ ይይዛል፡፡ ከሳህራ በታች ያለው የአፍሪካ ክፍል ውስጥ የሚገኙ የጡት ካንሰር ህመምተኞች 80% የሚሆኑት የከፋ ደረጃ ላይ ሲደርስ ነው የሚገኙት፡፡ ይህ ደግሞ ከምዕራባዊው አለም ጋር ሲወዳደር በሚገባ ይልቃል፡፡

ቀድሞ ምርመራ ማድረግ ከጉዳት እና ከሞት ይከላከላል! ስለ ጡት ካንሰር ግንዛቤ በማስጨበጥ ህይወት እንታደግ!

Breast Cancer Awareness: Early Detection Saves Lives

Every year, breast cancer affects millions of people around the world. In 2022 alone, about 2.3 million women were diagnosed, and 670,000 lives were lost to the disease.

Although 99% of breast cancer cases occur in women, men can also be affected.

From 1990 to 2016, breast cancer cases more than doubled in over half of the countries studied and deaths have doubled in many of them too.

Here in Ethiopia, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer, making up 1 in 5 cancer cases and nearly 18% of all cancer-related deaths.

Even more concerning, about 80% of breast cancer cases in sub-Saharan Africa are found at late stages (III or IV) compared to only 15% in high-income countries.

💗 Early detection can save lives.
Regular self-exams, timely screening, and awareness about warning signs make a huge difference. Let’s spread the word and support each other in the fight against breast cancer.

10/10/2025

World Mental Health Day✨

It’s time to end the neglect: Mental health is not peripheral, it is essential!
Over 1 billion people worldwide live with a mental disorder, yet mental health remains one of the most neglected areas of public health. Mental illness is the leading non-communicable disorder in Ethiopia based on disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), yet access to mental health professionals remains critically limited.

We proudly stand with the World Health Organization (WHO) in calling for stronger commitment, smarter investment, and more equitable mental health policies to promote well-being and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At the Ethiopian Medical Women’s Association, we call on leaders and policymakers to treat mental health as central to global prosperity:
Prioritize Primary Care: Integrate comprehensive mental health services into primary health care, where care is most accessible and affordable for communities.
Mandate Fair Financing: We urge leaders to raise mental health financing and ensure mental health is included in publicly funded health and financial protection schemes.
Let’s make mental health a universal right, not a privilege.

Join EMeWA, become a member: https://forms.gle/zeR1YVSK6GegYNbL6