ethiopian health and nutrition research institute - ianphi

The strategic plan for Research and Technology Transfer addresses public health researchpriority areas in infectious and non infectious diseases, food science and nutrition, traditionalmedicine, environmental health, hygiene and occupational hazards and health systems. Asthe need for non biomedical research increases, the strategic plan for Research andTechnology Transfer also focuses on health systems. Added to these, as the need of nonbiomedical research in health is an essential area to be dealt with, research undertaking inhealth system has been given due emphasis.Vaccine production for major infectious diseases, production of diagnostic reagents and kitsthrough technology transfer, promotion of indigenous knowledge in traditional medicine, andthe development of locally consumed food items are among the strategic directions of EHNRI.The Public Health Emergency Management pillar focuses on disease outbreaks and nutritionalemergencies with emphasis on risk-based preparedness and capacity building. The strategicplan for Public Health Emergency Management also emphasizes early detection and responseto public health emergency threats.Additionally, EHNRI has made strong and sustained efforts to coordinate and shareinformation. Many of the activities identified in the strategic plan are assumed to establishstrong, functional coordination and collaboration as well as timely and appropriateinformation dissemination to all concerned.The Ethiopian national laboratory system is also a strategic priority. EHNRI will supportlaboratories through capacity building, quality assurance programs, infrastructuredevelopment, training and maintenance. EHNRI will conduct regular monitoring andevaluation of laboratory services in an effort to improve services and meet acceptablelaboratory standards. As a result, EHNRI aims to develop an affordable and sustainablesystem, whereby quality laboratory services are accessible to all Ethiopians while alsoproviding reliable and high-quality results to guide and support clinical decision makingthroughout the country.Effective management of the BSC system and placing priority on human resourcedevelopment are necessary for the successful implementation of the strategic plan. The8