Notes on running a better clinic
Practical, no-fluff guides on the things that quietly make or break a clinic — fewer no-shows, less paper, cleaner billing, and patients who come back.
Opening a ClinicHow to Get a Clinic License in Ethiopia: Steps, Papers, Renewal
Clinic license requirements in Ethiopia, current to November 2026: who issues the certificate of competence, the order of steps, the documents, the inspection and yearly renewal.
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ComplianceEthiopia's EHR Standard: What the Ministry of Health Requires
In 2021 the Ministry of Health published a 136-page national standard for electronic health record systems. It lists 102 functions, 15 modules, the coding and security rules a system must follow, and what a facility must have in place first. Here is what it says, in plain terms.
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Going PaperlessWhat Is an EMR System? EMR vs EHR for Ethiopian Clinics
An EMR is the digital version of a patient's chart inside one facility. An EHR is that record built to follow the patient everywhere. Here's what each one does, why the Ministry of Health chose the second word, and what it means for a clinic choosing a system.
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Health EducationThe Top Pharmacy Schools in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's pharmacy schools moved from a product-focused degree to a five-year clinical one in 2008, and the number of pharmacists per person has risen more than twentyfold since. Here is how the schools compare on the rankings that cover pharmacy, what each one offers, and what to check before you enrol.
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Health EducationThe Top Public Health Schools in Ethiopia
Ethiopia trained public health workers before it trained doctors. We compared the leading schools for MPH, PhD and health officer training, explained what the only public-health ranking measures, and covered what to check before you apply.
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Health EducationWhere to Study Midwifery in Ethiopia: The Schools, the Degrees and the Licensing Exam
Ethiopia went from about 1,400 midwives in 2008 to more than 20,000 today, and two in three births now have a skilled attendant. We looked at which universities and colleges train midwives, what the BSc, MSc and PhD routes involve, and what the rankings and licensing exam can and can't tell you.
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