African Directory of Health Information Resource Centres - SAfAIDS

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Ethiopia
Ministry of Agriculture
BASIC INFORMATION
COORDINATOR: Head office of Agriculture
ADDRESS: Kindo Koysha Office of Agriculture,
P.O. Box 170 Wolaytasodd Ethiopia
No. of staff: 102 Code: q
sources within the country. We use information
from other centres and sources from outside the
country. We use local non-formal knowledge (e.g.,
local health practices and traditions). We use local
formal knowledge (e.g., local research journals and
books).
We adapt and modify information we have received.
We provide information to users by mail or other
non-electronic means. Users come to the centre to
consult our information.
FUNDING
Source %
Self-supporting
Government/ministry Yes 98
Donors in country
Foreign donors
Other: NGO Yes 2
VISION
The office transfers agricultural technology to
peasants. It encourages farmers in participatory
research on the use of indigenous herbs as
medicine to treat animal diseases. To evaluate
and analyse farmers indigenous knowledge on
animal disease control and pest management.
Educating farmers and to offer service.
INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Information collection and provision is an
important secondary activity of the centre.
The centre has one or more computers, and would
like to have more.
Subject areas covered: Animal disease, Animal
Husbandry, Agronomy, Crop protection, Women
Affairs.
Users of the Centre’s information: Peasants/
Farmers, including women General public as a
whole, Researchers, teachers, lecturers,
students, Ministry personnel and institutions.
We write, draw or produce our own information.
We use information from other centres and
We would like to receive training in information
production, handling and dissemination skills. We
would like to receive training in computer and
Internet use.
Ethiopia
National Committee on
Traditional Practices of Ethiopia
(NCTPE)
BASIC INFORMATION
COORDINATOR: Abate Gudunzza, Chairman
ADDRESS: PO Box 12629, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Tel: +251 1 110720 Fax: +251 1 515311
Code: hlw Type of centre: NGO
Working language(s): English Countries of
operation: Ethiopia
VISION
NCTPE aims to promote and preserve beneficial
traditional practices such as breastfeeding. In
addition, NCTPE aims to eradicate harmful
traditional practices which affect the health of
women and children, such as female genital
mutilation; early mariage; unspaced child birth; milk
teeth extraction, etc.
INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
Subject areas covered: advocacy, campaigning,
information exchange, research, training, resource
centre.