Author: Befekadu Beyene
“Eating banana with its cover” – misconceptions about condoms
Ethiopia is a conservative society, where open discussion about sex is rare, so it comes as no surprise that the younger generation find it hard to ta ...
Ethiopia in “strong position” to end AIDS by 2030
Ethiopia plans to prevent more than half a million AIDS-related deaths and prevent up to 80,000 new HIV infections by 2020, according to the Federal H ...
How Ethiopia will end mother to child transmission of HIV
Ethiopia is finalising a five year strategic plan which aims to reduce new HIV infections passed from mothers to their children to between two per cen ...
952: three digits that change the lives of many Ethiopians
Whenever issues come up in life that are hard to share with family, friends or even health professionals, people in Ethiopia dial three popular digits ...
Thousands of students reached with life-saving HIV information
TemariNet, a higher education project, is tackling HIV and unintended pregnancy in universities and colleges across Ethiopia. ...
Ethiopia: coffee ceremony used to educate on HIV
The Ethiopian coffee ceremony tradition helps strengthen community bonds - health workers are also discovering it is a perfect opportunity to discuss ...
Female condom empowers Ethiopian sex workers to prevent HIV
A year on from the introduction of a new female condom in Ethiopia, Befekadu Beyene explores what impact it is having on the lives of young women, inc ...
Lack of integrated HIV and sexual health services puts lives at risk
The burden of unintended pregnancy coupled with lack of information about the risks of abortion is putting the lives of young women living with HIV in ...
Young Ethiopians support themselves through condom distribution
After high school Zinash Kidanu* dreamt of a college education, but her dream went unfulfilled until a job selling condoms changed her life. ...
Mobile texts to give sexual and reproductive health information to young people
Pathfinder International is exploiting mobile technology to address youth sexual and reproductive health in Mozambique and Ethiopia. ...