Ethiopia- Norway collaboration on health and higher education

The annual conference on Ethiopia-Norway collaboration in Health and Higher Education for Development that aims to support and celebrate ongoing partnership and collaborations within health and higher education and was held in Addis Ababa.
Attended by nearly 150 delegates, the 5th annual Conference hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa with the theme “Harnessing Strategies during and after a Pandemic; implications, and opportunities for Partnerships”, was focused on the key areas of Ethics in Public Health Care, Gender in public health, Trauma Care, Non-Communicable Diseases, and Communicable Diseases.
The event also celebrates several decades of Ethiopian-Norwegian partnership in health and higher education while also creating a medium for key stakeholders and partners for exchange and learning.
Successful conferences in the past have proven the importance of the organization of a regular meeting platform for interaction and experience sharing between stakeholders. This is where new areas of cooperation, synergies, and efficiencies are established.
In her opening remark Merete Lundemo, Ambassador of Norway to Ethiopia, while expressing the commitment of her government to its partnership with Ethiopia in the health and higher education sectors stated that “the Conference contributes to the harnessing of the ongoing partnerships by providing a platform for networking and exchange.