11 August, 2025

EngenderHealth Ethiopia Conducts Training on Family Planning Integration and VCAT
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Bahir Dar, August 7, 2025 – EngenderHealth Ethiopia, a leading global women’s health organization committed to advancing gender equality and quality healthcare, organized a two-day training on Family Planning (FP) Service Integration and Values Clarification and Attitude Transformation (VCAT).

11 August, 2025

The latest round of the Pediatric ENT and Facial Surgery Fellowship training campaign conducted at College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, in collaboration with our longstanding partner, Children’s Surgery International (CSI) concluded today.

29 July, 2025

The college received Equipment worth over 2.5 million birr from Cure Blindess Project
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The donation is for establishment of an advanced wet lab for training Ophthalmology residents.

Thanks to the support the department has now a state of the art wet lab.

The donations inclue two operating microscopes with display screens, CCTV cameras for surveillance, 7 cataract sets, 48 sets of model eyes, 2 hard discs and 2 surgeon stools among others.

20 July, 2025

ሐምሌ 12፣ 2017 ዓ.ም፤ ባሕር ዳር፦  በባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ ሕክምናና ጤና ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ  በጤናው ዘርፍ ከተሰማሩ የግል ድርጂት ተዎካዮች ጋር የማህበረሰቡን ጤና ለመጠበቅና የተሻለ የሕክምና አገልግሎት ለመስጠት በጋራ ለመስራት በሚያስችሉ ሁኔታዎችና የአሰራር ማዕቀፎች ዘሪያ በጥበበ ግዮን ግቢ ውይይት አድርጓል።

በውይይቱ በተለይም የኩላሊት እጥበት ሕክምና አገልግሎት እና የላቀ የላቦራቶሪ አገልግሎት እንደ የትብብር መነሻ ዘርፎች ትኩረት ተሰጥቶባቸዋል።

በመጨረሻም እንግዶቹ የኮሌጁን የተለያዩ የሥራና የአገልግሎት ክፍሎችን ጎብኝተዋል። ከተጎበኙት መካከልም ጥበበ ግዮን ስፔሻላይዝድ ሆስፒታል የላቦራቶሪ አገልግሎት ክፍል፣ የጣና የምርምርና ዳይግኖስቲክ ማዕከል የ3ዲ ቴክኖሎጅ ማዕከል እንዲሁም የአማራጭ ሕክምና አገልግሎት የሚጀመርበት ማዕከል ይገኙበታል።

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20 July, 2025

The college hosted a timely public lecture titled "Rebuilding Health Systems in Times of Crisis: Policy Responses and Resilience in Conflict-Affected Areas of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia."

The keynote address was delivered by renowned Health Systems and Policy Specialist Professor Mezgebu Yitayal, who provided in-depth insights into the impact of conflict on health systems and proposed practical policy responses for building resilience in fragile settings.

20 July, 2025

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, organized succefully the 3rd round workshop on disabilities associated with traditional bone setting practices.

The training was delivered by"BOSAD" a national orthopedics project which works on traditional bone setting practices and asaociated complications from July 10-12, 2025.

This round of training, held for the third time, targeted school teachers and health professionals in and around Bahir Dar city.

20 July, 2025

Bahir Dar, July 14, 2025 — College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) at Bahir Dar University hosted an external curriculum review workshop for its newly designed PhD program in Health Systems and Policy. The event aimed at refining and strengthening the academic rigor and relevance of the program through expert review and feedback.

The workshop opened with a welcome speech by Prof. Mezgebu Yitayal, Director of the Public Health Education and Services, followed by an opening remark from Dr. Amsalu Worku, Corporate Director for Health Sciences Education and Services.

09 July, 2025

Bahir Dar, July 9, 2025 — Warm congratulations to Dr. Dabere Nigatu Weldetsadik on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation titled:
“Enhancing Maternal and Newborn Health Care Quality Using eHealth Innovation in Public Health Facilities in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: Implementation Research.”

We celebrate his remarkable achievement and look forward to the positive impact his research will have on maternal and child health services in Ethiopia and beyond.

07 July, 2025

In a remarkable show of global solidarity, Professor Thomas Bohrer of Kulbach Hospital, Germany, has donated thoracic surgery equipment worth over 2,000 Euros to Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar University.

01 July, 2025

27 June, 2025

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26 June, 2025

The School of Public Health Education and Services held an internal workshop to review and enrich its PhD curriculum in Health Systems and Policy.

The session featured a comprehensive presentation, constructive feedback, and collaborative discussions among faculty, all aimed at aligning the program with current health system priorities and academic standards.

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26 June, 2025

College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Bahir Dar University successfully hosted a virtual webinar titled “The Evolving Landscape of Mpox: Navigating the Current Threat” today via Zoom.

Renowned microbiologist Dr. Awoke Derbie (PhD) delivered a comprehensive presentation covering critical aspects such as Mpox epidemiology, virology, clinical features, treatment options, and its implications for public health and policy.

The session also explored future perspectives and prevention strategies, sparking deep interest and engagement among participants.

24 June, 2025

College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Bahir Dar University took part in the University-wide Career Day held today, an event designed to promote postgraduate programs and reinforce the University’s industry linkages, networking, and partnership initiatives.

As one of the academic units of the University, the college actively engaged in the exhibition by presenting a series of informative roll-up banners that highlighted the College’s mission, vision, academic programs, student and staff profiles, and available resources.

23 June, 2025

We are pleased to share that we have officially received our Membership Certificate from the Consortium of Medical Schools in Africa (CoMSA).

This marks an important milestone in our commitment to excellence in medical education, research, and continental collaboration.

19 June, 2025

College of Medicine and Health Sciences at Bahir Dar University in collaboration with ReachAnother Foundation has offered a 10-day intensive training aimed at strengthening the comprehensive care of patients with spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

Fifteen dedicated nursing staff from the Pediatrics Ward, NICU, ETAT, and OPD participated in the training, held at the CMHS CPD Center.

05 June, 2025

Tana Research and Diagnostic Center (TRDC), one of the research institutions under Bahir Dar University's College of Medicine and Health Sciences, has concluded the first-round 3D printing technology training program.

This initiative, led by Professor Gyeong-Man Kim, a distinguished expert in biomedical engineering, aims to strengthen healthcare delivery through advanced technological integration.

17 June, 2025

ባሕር ዳር ኅዳር 19፣ 2017፦ በባሕር ዳር ዩኒቨርሲቲ የሕክምናና ጤና ሳይንስ ኮሌጅ ዋና ሥራ አስፈፃሚ ዳይሬክተር ፕሮፌሰር የሺጌታ ገላው በኮሌጁ በሚሰጠው የአመራር ማበልፀጊያ ፕሮግራም ሁለተኛ ዙር ሰልጣኞች ሽልማት ተበረከተላቸው።

ሰልጣኞች ለፕሮፌሰሩ ሽልማቱን ያዘጋጁበት ምክኒያት እርሳቸው ቃልን በተግባር በመኖር የአመራርነት ብቃታቸውን በተግባር ስለቀየሩላቸው እንዲሁም በከፍተኛ ብቃት፣ብስለትና ጥበብ ስልጠናውን በመስጠት የተሻሉ መሪዎች እንዲሆኑ ስላደረጓቸው እንደሆነ ገልፀዋል።

ሰልጣኞች አክለውም ምንም እንኳ ፕሮፌሰሩ እያበረከቱት ላለው ጉልህ አስተዋፅዖ ምንም አይነት ሽልማት በቂ ባይሆንም ያላቸውን አክብሮት ለመግለፅ እንዳዘጋጁት ተናግረዋል።

17 June, 2025

Bahir Dar, November 8, 2024 —College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) at Bahir Dar University (BDU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today with the Ethiopian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (ESOT). The MoU aims to enhance collaboration in trauma and injury prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and community awareness on complications related to traditional bone setting practices.

17 June, 2025

April 27, 2025-Bahir Dar: The Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital (TGSH, CMHS), successfully completed the first round of the Non-Operative Fracture Management Course for medical interns. Held on April 26 and 27, the two-day workshop featured both lecture and practical sessions, focusing on equipping graduating medical interns with essential skills and knowledge to manage trauma emergency cases effectively.