Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said as in many countries in Africa, Ethiopia has made great strides in expanding access to HIV prevention, treatment and in providing care and support to those affected by HIV and AIDS.

Final preparations have been made for the opening of the 16th International Conference on HIV/AIDS in Africa (ICASA) on Sunday. The conference, under the theme "Own, Scale-up and Sustain", will bring together more than 7,000 delegates, including health professionals and scientists involved in anti-HIV/AIDS work.

United Nation’s programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS has announced that HIV-AIDS infections have reduced in Africa, but are increasing in Eastern Europe and central Asia. However the report shows an overall decline of the epidemic.

The United States will invest $130 million over the next five years to transform African medical education and increase the number of health care workers on the continent, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced October 7.

The U.S. government will invest 387 million USD to support the health sector in Ethiopia, Embassy of the United States to Ethiopia said.

Alvasar International Foundation, a Saudi-based foundation announced on Wednesday plans to build an eye treatment hospital with $ 17 million investment in Ethiopia, to be the first of its kind in Africa.

The Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) granted the 9th Tore Global Prize to three young Ethiopian researchers for their outstanding findings on infectious diseases.

United Nations agencies and Ethiopian health officials have developed a comprehensive two-year work plan to boost maternal and newborn health and survival in the Horn of Africa nation, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has announced.

A number of Ethiopians living with the HIV/Aids on Tuesday said that they will reapply for visas after the US government officially removed a 22 year old entry ban on foreigners living with HIV/Aids.

Construction of Tirunesh Beijing Hospital launched in Akaki Kaliti sub city is well in progress, the Addis Ababa Health Bureau said.