Search Results - "Memirie, Solomon Tessema"

Out-of-pocket expenditures and financial risks associated with treatment of vaccine-preventable diseases in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional costing analysis by Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse, Rumpler, Eva, Sato, Ryoko, Bolongaita, Sarah, Tefera, Yohannes Lakew, Tesfaye, Latera, Tadesse, Meseret Zelalem, Getnet, Fentabil, Mengistu, Tewodaj, Verguet, Stéphane

“…Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) remain major causes of morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Universal access to…”
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Health gains and financial risk protection afforded by public financing of selected interventions in Ethiopia: an extended cost-effectiveness analysis by Verguet, Stéphane, Dr, Olson, Zachary D, MA, Babigumira, Joseph B, PhD, Desalegn, Dawit, MD, Johansson, Kjell Arne, PhD, Kruk, Margaret E, MD, Levin, Carol E, PhD, Nugent, Rachel A, PhD, Pecenka, Clint, PhD, Shrime, Mark G, MD, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, MD, Watkins, David A, MD, Jamison, Dean T, Prof

“…Summary Background The way in which a government chooses to finance a health intervention can affect the uptake of health interventions and consequently the…”
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Modeling the relative risk of incidence and mortality of select vaccine-preventable diseases by wealth group and geographic region in Ethiopia by Bolongaita, Sarah, Villano, Dominick, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Mirutse, Mizan Kiros, Mirkuzie, Alemnesh H, Comas, Sophia, Rumpler, Eva, Wu, Stephanie M, Sato, Ryoko, Chang, Angela Y, Verguet, Stéphane

“…Immunization is one of the most effective public health interventions, saving millions of lives every year. Ethiopia has seen gradual improvements in…”
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Toward universal health coverage in the post-COVID-19 era by Verguet, Stéphane, Hailu, Alemayehu, Eregata, Getachew Teshome, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Johansson, Kjell Arne, Norheim, Ole Frithjof

“…All countries worldwide have signed up to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and have committed to the objective of achieving ‘universal health…”
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Assessing the burden of medical impoverishment by cause: a systematic breakdown by disease in Ethiopia by Verguet, Stéphane, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Norheim, Ole Frithjof

“…Out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenses often lead to catastrophic expenditure and impoverishment in low- and middle-income countries. Yet, there has been no…”
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Cost-analysis of COVID-19 sample collection, diagnosis, and contact tracing in low resource setting: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yigezu, Amanuel, Zewdie, Samuel Abera, Mirkuzie, Alemnesh H, Abera, Adugna, Hailu, Alemayehu, Agachew, Mesfin, Memirie, Solomon Tessema

“…Ethiopia has been responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through a combination of interventions, including non-pharmaceutical interventions, quarantine, testing,…”
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The burden of household out-of-pocket health expenditures in Ethiopia: estimates from a nationally representative survey (2015–16) by Kiros, Mizan, Dessie, Ermias, Jbaily, Abdulrahman, Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse, Johansson, Kjell Arne, Norheim, Ole F, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Verguet, Stéphane

“…Abstract In Ethiopia, little is known about the extent of out-of-pocket health expenditures and the associated financial hardships at national and regional…”
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Hospitalization costs for COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Empirical data and analysis from Addis Ababa's largest dedicated treatment center by Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Yigezu, Amanuel, Zewdie, Samuel Abera, Mirkuzie, Alemnesh H, Bolongaita, Sarah, Verguet, Stéphane

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound health, economic, and social disruptions globally. We assessed the full costs of hospitalization for COVID-19 disease…”
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The magnitude and perceived reasons for childhood cancer treatment abandonment in Ethiopia: from health care providers’ perspective by Mirutse, Mizan Kiros, Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Palm, Michael Tekle, Hailu, Daniel, Abdi, Kunuz Abdella, Buli, Ermias Dessie, Norheim, Ole F

“…Abstract Background Treatment abandonment is one of major reasons for childhood cancer treatment failure and low survival rate in low- and middle-income…”
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of maternal and neonatal health interventions in Ethiopia by Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse, Desalegn, Dawit, Hailemariam, Mengistu, Norheim, Ole Frithjof, Verguet, Stéphane, Johansson, Kjell Arne

“…Abstract Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries contributing to the highest number of maternal and neonatal deaths. Coverage of maternal and…”
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Inequalities in utilization of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia: the role of primary health care by Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Verguet, Stéphane, Norheim, Ole F, Levin, Carol, Johansson, Kjell Arne

“…Health systems aim to narrow inequality in access to health care across socioeconomic groups and area of residency. However, in low-income countries, studies…”
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Health gains and financial protection from human papillomavirus vaccination in Ethiopia: findings from a modelling study by Portnoy, Allison, Sweet, Steven, Desalegn, Dawit, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Kim, Jane J, Verguet, Stéphane

“…Abstract High out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenses for cervical cancer (CC) can lead to catastrophic health expenditures (CHEs) and medical impoverishment in…”
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Cost of childhood cancer treatment in Ethiopia by Mirutse, Mizan Kiros, Palm, Michael Tekle, Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Kefyalew, Eden Shiferaw, Hailu, Daniel, Norheim, Ole F

“…Despite the recent interest in expanding pediatric oncology units in Ethiopia, reflected in the National Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Control Plan (NCACCP),…”
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Measuring progress towards universal health coverage: national and subnational analysis in Ethiopia by Eregata, Getachew Teshome, Hailu, Alemayehu, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Norheim, Ole Frithjof

“…IntroductionAiming for universal health coverage (UHC) as a country-level goal requires that progress is measured and tracked over time. However, few national…”
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Reducing regional health inequality: a sub-national distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of community-based treatment of childhood pneumonia in Ethiopia by Olsen, Maria, Norheim, Ole F, Memirie, Solomon Tessema

“…Increasing the coverage of community-based treatment of childhood pneumonia (CCM) is part of the strategy to improve child survival, increase life-expectancy…”
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Equity considerations for the implementation of health insurance benefit package in Ethiopia: result of expert Delphi exercise by Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Argaw, Muluken, Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse, Abebe, Frehiwot, Dagnaw, Wubaye Walelgne, Norheim, Ole F, Yigezu, Amanuel

“…Efficiency, equity and financial risk protection are key health systems objectives. Equitable distribution of health care is among the priority strategic…”
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Health Gains and Financial Protection from Pneumococcal Vaccination and Pneumonia Treatment in Ethiopia: Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis by Johansson, Kjell Arne, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Pecenka, Clint, Jamison, Dean T, Verguet, Stéphane

“…Pneumonia and pneumococcal disease cause a large disease burden in resource-constrained settings. We pursue an extended cost-effectiveness analysis (ECEA) of…”
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Cost-effectiveness of running a paediatric oncology unit in Ethiopia by Kiros, Mizan, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse Taddesse, Palm, Michael Tekle, Hailu, Daniel, Norheim, Ole F

“…ObjectiveTo estimate the cost-effectiveness of running a paediatric oncology unit in Ethiopia to inform the revision of the Ethiopia Essential Health Service…”
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79:poster Treatment of childhood pneumonia in Ethiopia: sub-national cost-effectiveness and equality impact by Olsen, Maria, Norheim, Ole F, Memirie, Solomon Tessema

“…ObjectivesIn this study, we explored strategies for upscaling coverage of Community case management (CCM) of childhood pneumonia across the eleven regions of…”
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Revision of the Ethiopian Essential Health Service Package: An Explication of the Process and Methods Used by Eregata, Getachew Teshome, Hailu, Alemayehu, Geletu, Zelalem Adugna, Memirie, Solomon Tessema, Johansson, Kjell Arne, Stenberg, Karin, Bertram, Melanie Y., Aman, Amir, Norheim, Ole Frithjof

“…To make progress toward universal health coverage, countries should define the type and mix of health services that respond to their populations' needs…”
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