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El canal Hakim (@hakimethio) en el segmento lingüístico de Amárico es un actor destacado. Actualmente la comunidad reúne a 60 630 suscriptores, ocupando la posición 238 en la categoría Medicina y el puesto 523 en la región Etiopía.
📊 Métricas de audiencia y dinámica
Desde su creación el невідомо, el proyecto ha mostrado un crecimiento acelerado, reuniendo a 60 630 suscriptores.
Según los últimos datos del 12 junio, 2026, el canal mantiene una actividad estable. En los últimos 30 días la variación de miembros fue de 714, y en las últimas 24 horas de 27, conservando un alto alcance.
- Estado de verificación: No verificado
- Tasa de interacción (ER): El promedio de interacción de la audiencia es 10.79%. Durante las primeras 24 horas tras publicar, el contenido suele obtener 7.95% de reacciones respecto al total de suscriptores.
- Alcance de las publicaciones: Cada publicación recibe en promedio 6 540 visualizaciones. En el primer día suele acumular 4 820 visualizaciones.
- Reacciones e interacción: La audiencia responde de forma activa: el promedio de reacciones por publicación es 38.
- Intereses temáticos: El contenido se centra en temas clave como patient, ethiopia, disease, ነው።, medicine.
📝 Descripción y política de contenido
El autor describe el recurso como un espacio para expresar opiniones subjetivas:
“Ethiopian blend of Medicine, History and Humor.”
Gracias a la alta frecuencia de actualizaciones (últimos datos recibidos el 13 junio, 2026), el canal mantiene la vigencia y un amplio alcance. La analítica demuestra que la audiencia interactúa activamente con el contenido, lo que lo convierte en un punto de referencia dentro de la categoría Medicina.
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Publicaciones del Canal
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A Monumental Leap for Healthcare in Sidama and Beyond! 🏥🎉
Today marks a historic milestone for Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) . I am filled with immense pride and gratitude to share that we have officially inaugurated FIVE transformative projects in a single day.
This incredible progress includes:
1) Medical Oxygen Plant – Ensuring self-sufficiency in lifesaving oxygen.
2) State-of-the-Art Central Operating Theater (OR) Unit – Elevating surgical care to new standards.
3) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) – Critical care for the most vulnerable patients.
4) Modern Incineration Facility – Strengthening infection prevention and environmental safety.
5) Breast Milk Bank – A groundbreaking step for neonatal nutrition and survival.
The event was graced by Her Excellency Dr. Mekdes Daba, Minister of Health of the FDRE, and His Excellency Ato Desta Ledamo, President of the Sidama Regional State. Their presence and unwavering commitment underscore the national and regional importance of this investment.
This is more than just infrastructure; it is a lifeline for the people of the Sidama region and all neighboring regions. It means reduced referral needs, advanced surgical and critical care, and a healthier future for mothers, children, and families.
A heartfelt congratulations to the entire Hawassa University community, the CMHS leadership, faculty, staff, and students. This achievement is a testament to what visionary leadership and collaborative effort can accomplish.
Congratulations to us all! The future of healthcare in our region is brighter today.
Dr. Tesfaye G. Sadam, MD, MPH
Ass’t Professor of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
Hawassa University – College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS)
@HakimEthio
| 2 |  Message of condolences
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Elias Tamirat. Our sincere condolences to his family, friends, patients and colleagues.
May his soul rest in peace.
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| 3 |  +2Radiology graduates of Mekelle University, 2026.
@HakimEthio | 4 475 |
| 4 |  +4Laparoscopic Management of Pancreatic Pseudocysts: A Minimally Invasive Experience
Pancreatic pseudocysts are a significant complication of pancreatitis, often causing persistent abdominal pain, early satiety, vomiting, and unintended weight loss.
Depending on their size and location, these collections can also lead to complications like infection or dangerous compression of surrounding structures.
While traditional open surgery has been the gold standard, minimally invasive internal drainage is proving to be a highly effective alternative. For carefully selected patients, this approach offers clear clinical advantages: less postoperative pain, a shorter hospital stay, and a faster return to daily life.
Over the past few months, our team managed three patients with symptomatic pseudocysts using a laparoscopic approach:
-Two cases of laparoscopic cystogastrostomy
-One case of laparoscopic cystojejunostomy
We tailored the surgical strategy to each patient, choosing the specific drainage route based on the cyst's exact location, its relationship to nearby anatomy, and what we encountered during the procedure.
Every patient underwent a thorough preoperative evaluation, combining clinical assessment with advanced imaging. All three procedures were completed laparoscopically, resulting in successful internal drainage and smooth postoperative recoveries.
Follow-up visits confirmed that our patients are doing well, with imaging showing complete resolution of the collections.
These results reinforce the growing value of minimally invasive surgery for pancreatic pseudocysts, especially as advanced laparoscopic techniques become more accessible.
A special thank you to the multidisciplinary team whose collaboration made these outcomes possible. From our colleagues in anesthesia, nursing, and radiology to the OR personnel and the postoperative care teams. It is this level of coordination that defines the standard of care for our patients.
Dr. Abduletif Haji Ababor
General and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Member, SAGES Guidelines Committee
Department of Surgery, Jimma University
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| 6 |  +6ልጆች እንዴት ይቀጣሉ? ቅጣቱስ ምን ያህል አስተማሪ እና ተመጣጣኝ ሊሆን ይገባል?
ምንም እንኳ ልጆች መቀጣት አለባቸው ከሚሉት ወገን ብሆንም ፤ ቅጣቶች በልጆች አካል እና ስነልቦና ላይ ጠባሳ ጥለው የሚያልፉ መሆን የለባቸውም። በቅርቡ የገጠመኝ ታማሚ ግን ከቅጣቱ ሳይሆን እድል ከሱ ጋር ስላልነበረች የገጠመውን ላካፍላችሁ።
ታማሚዬ የ 15 አመት ወጣት ሲሆን ያው የጉርምስና እድሜ ወይም በተለምዶ ፍንዳትነት ይዞት ቤተሰብን ማስጨነቅ ከጀመረ ሰነባብቷል፤ ቤተሰቡም እድሜው ነው በማለት ነገሮችን በትግስት ለማለፍ ይሞክራሉ።
እናት፦ አባትህ ከሰማ ይገልሀል ግን አልነግረውም በማለት መደባበቁን ተያይዛዋለች።
አባት፦ እያየ እንዳላየ ለማለፍ ከወንድነቱ እና ከክብሩ ጋር ግብግብ ይዟል።
ታዲያ ይህን እንደ ፍራቻ ያየ ልጅ ሌላ ተደራራቢ ጥፍቶችን ያጠፋል፣ በተደጋጋሚ ከቤት ውስጥ ገንዘብ ይጠፋል፣ ልጅ አላውቅም/አላየሁም ይላል፣ ብሎ ብሎ የቤት ውስጥ መገልገያዎች መጥፋት ይጀምራሉ ፣ ቴፕ፣ ካውያ፣ ዲኮደር ወዘተ... ታዲያ ትግስታቸው ያለቀው አባት በአንዱ ቀን ልጅ ከናቱ ቦርሳ ገንዘብ ሲሰርቅ እጅ ከፍንጅ ይይዙታል።
ቢመቱት፣ ቢነክሱት፣ ቢጮሁበት አልወጣልክ ያላቸው አባት፣ ስልካቸውን አንስተው የቅርብ ዘመዳቸው እና የአካባቢው የጥበቃ ሀላፊ ጋር ይደውሉና ተመጣጣኝ ቅጣት እንዲያገኝ በማለት በፓሊስ ጣቢያ ውስጥ ለተወሰነ ቀን በእስር እንዲያሳልፍ ይማከራሉ። ልጁም ወደማረፊያ ክፍል ተወስዶ በዚያ እንዲቆይ ይደረጋል።
ልጅ ጥፋቱን ከቁብ ሳይቆጥር ነገ ጠዋት ከእስር ቤት እንደሚወጣ እርግጠኛ ሆኖ ወደተዘጋጀለት ክፍል ይገባል (የፓሊሶች ማረፍያ ክፍል ውስጥ) መሬት ላይም ባለች ትንሽ ንጣፍ ኩርምት ብሎ ይተኛል።
ታዲያ ወደ እኩለ ሌሊት አካባቢ ለእረፍት ወደ ክፍሉ ያመራው ፓሊስ በክፍሉ ውስጥ ባለች ወንበር ላይ ተንጋሎ አረፍ ካለ በኃላ ጠመንጃውን ማፀዳዳት ይጀምራል ፣ ሆኖም ጠመንጃው ይባርቅና ነገ ወደ ቤቱ ሄዶ እንዴት እናት እና አባቱን እንደሚበቀል ዕያለመ ያለውን ብላቴና ጭንቅላቱን ይመታዋል፣ ደም ክፍሉን ያጥለቀልቀዋል። በሁኔታው የተደናገጠው የፖሊስ አባልም የድረሱልኝ ጥሪ አሰምቶ ባቅራቢያ ወዳለ ሆስፒታል ያደርሱታል።
ሆስፒታል በደረሰበት ሰዐት ግን በጣም ብዙ ደም ፈሶት፣ ንቃተ ህሊናው እና የልብ ምቱ ቀንሶ ፣ ሰውነቱም ቀዝቅዞ ስለነበር የመጀመሪያ እርዳታ ቢያገኝም ምንም ለውጥ ማምጣት አልቻለም፤ ሪፈር ቢደረግም ከርቀቱ አንፃር ጤና ተቋም ሳይደርስ ህይወቱ ሊያልፍ እንደሚችል ለቤተሰቡ ይነገራል፣ ሰፈርተኛው እና ቤተሰብ ወደ ቤት ወስደው እርም ስለማውጣት መወያየት ይጀምራሉ።
ፀፀት ያንገበገበው አባት፣ ሀዘን የጎዳት እናት እና ተስፋ ያልቆረጠው አጎት ስልኬን አፈላልገው፣ ጭላንጭል ተስፋ ሰንቀው፣ ፈጣሪያቸውን እየለመኑ፣ ሌት ከ ቀን ተጉዘው ያለሁበት ሆስፒታል ይደርሳሉ።
በሆስፒታላችን ባደረግንለት ምርመራ፣ ጥይቱ በቀኝ የአንጎል ክፍል ገብቶ በህይወት ለመቆየት በጣም አስፈላጊ የሆኑትን የአንጎል ክፍሎች አቋርጦ የግራ አንጎል ውስጥ ተቀብሯል።
ይህ አይነት አደጋ በባህሪው ከፍተኛ ደረጃ ሲሆን፣ የቀልሀው ትልቀት እና ከቅርብ ርቀት የደረሰ ምት መሆኑ ደግሞ በህይወት የመቆየት እድሉን ከ 30% በታች ያደርገዋል፣ በህይወት ቢቆይም እንኳ በሰውነቱ ላይ የማይመለስ ጉዳት ሊተው እንደሚችል ለቤተሰቡ አስረድተን አስፈላጊውን ዝግጅት ካጠናቀቅን በኅላ በአፋጣኝ ወደ ኦፕሬሽን ክፍል ገባን።
ኦፕሬሽኑ በዋናነት ጥይቱ የገባበትን የአንጎል ክፍል ደም ማቆም/መጥረግ ፣ የተሰባበሩ አጥንቶችን ፣ ፀጉር እና ሌሎች ባዕድ ነገሮችን ከአንጎል ውስጥ መልቀም፣ እንዲሁም የሞተ የአንጎል ክፍልን ማፅዳት እና የአንጎልን ሽፋን በአዲስ መልክ አዘጋጅቶ መዝጋት ነው። በህይወት ለመቆየት ይህ ሁሉ ስራ ባጭር ግዜ መጠናቀቅ ይኖርበታል።
ጥይቱስ? ጥይቱማ የገባበትን የቀኝ አንጎል አቐርጦ የግራ አንጎል ውስጥ ተቀብሯል፣ በገባበት በኩል ለማውጣት የማይቻልበት ርቀት ላይ ይገኛል፣ ሌላ ተጨማሪ ኦፕሬሽን በግራ አንጎል በኩል መስራት ይፈልጋል። ጥይቱን ማውጣት ወይም አለማውጣት በራሱ አከራካሪ ርዕስ ቢሆኖም፣ እኔ ማውጣቱን መርጫለሁ።
ማይቻል የለምና ሁሉንም ኦፕሬሽን 1:30 ባልሞላ ግዜ ውስጥ ጨረስን፣ 2cm እርዝማኔ ያለውን ቀልሀም አውጥተን ለሚመለከተው አካል አስረከብን።
ዛሬ ታዲያ ያ በህይወት አይቆይም፣ ተስፋ የለውም የተባለው ታማሚዬ፣ ወደ ትምህርት ገበታው ተመልሶ፣ በሁለት እግሮቹ ቆሞ ሊጠይቀኝ መጣ፣ ሁሉ ነገር ወደነበረበት ተመልሱዋል፣ ሊያጋጥሙት ይችላሉ ብዬ ያሰብኳቸው ችግሮች ሁሉ በፈጣሪ እርዳታ አሁን የሉም፣ ህይወት ቀጥሏል።
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ከመርሳት እስከ አይነ ስውርነት፦ የቫይታሚን B12 እጥረት
ቫይታሚኖች ለጤና እጅግ አስፈላጊ ናቸው። በየቀኑ የሚፈለገው መጠን ከሌሎች ምግቦች ጋር ሲወዳደር በጣም ያነሰ ቢሆንም፣ ሥራቸው ግን በማንም የማይተካ ውድ ነው።
ቫይታሚኖች በብዛትና በቁጥር አይለኩም፤ በሥራቸው እንጂ። ምናልባትም በዓይን ለማየት የሚከብደን አንድ ቫይታሚን በጣም ግዙፍና ውስብስብ የሕዋሳት ሥርዓተ እንቅስቃሴዎች እንዲከናወኑ ቁልፍ ሚና ይጫወታል።
ቫይታሚን B12 ለአንድ ጎልማሳ ሰው በቀን የሚያስፈልገው 2–3 ማይክሮግራም (microgram) ብቻ ነው። ይህ ቁጥር እጅግ ትንሽ ቢሆንም፣ የሚሠራው ሥራ ግን በጣም ትልቅ ነው።
ቫይታሚን B12 ለሰውነታችን ብዙ ጠቀሜታ አለው። በዋናነት ለነርቭ ሥርዓትና ለደም ሕዋሳት ጥቅም ይሰጣል። የአንጎል ሕዋሳትና የነርቭ ዘንጎች ሽፋን በመሥራት ሂደት ዋና ተዋናይ ነው። በዘረ መል (DNA) ዝግጅትና ጤና አጠባበቅ ላይ ሚናው የጎላ ነው። የልብ ጤና እንዲጠበቅም ይረዳል። ለዓይን ዘንግና ለሕብረ ሰረሰር ጤና እጅግ አስፈላጊ ነው።
የቫይታሚን B12 መጠን ማነስ ሰዎችን ለመርሳትና ለመጃጀት ሊዳርግ ይችላል። መርሳት (Memory Loss) እና መጃጀት (Dementia) የሚሉትን የሕክምና ቃላት በቅደም ተከተል ይወክላሉ። ምንም እንኳን ሕመሙ አካላዊ ሥቃይ ባያስከትልም፣ የመርሳት ሕመም ለሰው ልጅ ከአስቸጋሪ ሕመሞች አንዱ ነው። ሰው ከሚፈራቸው ሕመሞች መካከልም ይመደባል። ራስን መርሳት፣ ልጅን መርሳት፣ ሚስትን ወይም ባልን መርሳት፣ ቤትን ረስቶ መጥፋት፤ ባጠቃላይ የዚህን ዓለም ማህበራዊና ሰብዓዊ ትስስር ገመድ ማጣት ነው።
ማዞር፣ ሚዛንን መጠበቅ አለመቻል እና የሰውነት እንቅስቃሴ መስተጓጎል የቫይታሚን B12 እጥረት መገለጫዎች ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ።
የቫይታሚን B12 እጥረት የዓይን ዘንግን በመጉዳት ሊቀለበስ የማይችል አይነ ስውርነት ሊያመጣ ይችላል። ቀስ በቀስ የነርቭ ዘንግ ሽፋን ይላጠጣል፤ በመጨረሻም የእይታ መስመር እንዲቋረጥ ያደርጋል። የዓይን ብርሃንን ማጣት በጣም አስፈሪና ሕይወትን ወደ ሌላ ዓለም የሚወስድ ክስተት ነው። ታዲያ በቀላሉ ሊከላከል ከሚችሉ መንገዶች አንዱ በቂ ቫይታሚን B12 መውሰድ ነው።
በሌላ መልኩ የዚህ ቫይታሚን ማነስ የሕብረ ሰረሰር ሕዋሳት ቀስ በቀስ እንዲሞቱ ያደርጋል። መጨረሻ ላይም እግር እንዲሰንፍ ሊያደርግ ይችላል። ቀስ በቀስ የሚመጣ የእግር ድካም ብዙ መንስኤዎች ቢኖሩትም፣ የቫይታሚን B12 ማነስ አንዱ ነው። በመጨረሻም ሁለት እግር ሽባ ሊያስከትል ይችላል። በጊዜ ካልታከመ መመለስ የማይቻል ሊሆን ይችላል።
የእግርና የእጅ ጣቶች መጋል፣ መቃጠልና መደንዘዝም መንስኤው ሊሆን ይችላል። የነርቭ ዘንጎች በዚህ ቫይታሚን የሚጠበቁ ናቸው። ያለ እሱ ከሥራ ገበታቸው ይስተጓጎላሉ። በመጨረሻም ለእረፍት አልባ ቀንና ሌሊት፣ በማይቋረጥ የነርቭ ዘንግ ሕመም ለሥቃይ ይዳርጋል።
ቫይታሚን B12 ከእንስሳትና ከእንስሳት ተዋጽኦ ምግቦች ብቻ የሚገኝ ነው። በየትኛውም አትክልትና ፍራፍሬ ውስጥ ተፈጥሮ እንዲገኝ ፈቃድ አልሰጠቺውም። ስጋ፣ እንቁላል፣ ወተት፣ አይብ፣ ዓሳ... ወዘተ የዚህ ቫይታሚን መገኛ ምግቦች ናቸው። አራት እንቁላል የዚህን ቫይታሚን የቀን ፍላጎት ለማሟላት ሊረዱ ይችላሉ።
በዚህ ቫይታሚን የበለጸጉ ምግቦችን ይመገቡ። ከዚህ ያለፈ ችግር ካለ ተገቢውን ምርመራ ያድርጉ፤ ጤናዎንም ይጠብቁ። ምርመራው በቋሚነትና በቀላሉ አለመገኘቱ የምርመራ ሂደቱን አዝጋሚና አሰልቺ እንዲሁም ተዘንግቶ እንዲቀር እያደረገው ነው።
Reference
1. Daroff RB, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, Pomeroy SL, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2025. Chapter: Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency and Subacute Combined Degeneration.
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ከሆስፒታል መውጣት ሁልጊዜ ሙሉ በሙሉ መዳን ማለት አይደለም። ብዙ ታካሚዎች ከሆስፒታል ከወጡ በኋላም ቀጣይ የሕክምና ክትትል፣ የማገገሚያ ጊዜ፣ የመድኃኒታቸውን በሰአቱ መስጠት እና በዕለታዊ ኑሮ ተግባራቸውን እገዛ ያስፈልጋቸዋል።
በዚህ አስፈላጊ የሽግግር ወቅት ለታካሚዎች ደህንነታቸው የተጠበቀ እና ድጋፍ የሚያገኙበት አካባቢ ያስፈልጋቸዋል።
✔ ልምድ ያላቸው የሀኪም እና ነርሶች እንክብካቤ
✔ የአካል ማገገሚያ እንቅስቃሴ (Physical Therapy)
✔ ጤናማ እና ተመጣጣኝ ምግብ
✔ ለእያንዳንዱ ታካሚ የተዘጋጀ የግል የእንክብካቤ እቅድ
ሁለገብ የሆነ የጤና ባለሙያ ቡድናችን የታካሚዎችን እድገት በቅርብ ይከታተላል፣ የሚከሰቱ ችግሮችን ለመከላከል ይረዳል፣ እንዲሁም ጥንካሬያቸውን፣ እንቅስቃሴያቸውን እና ራሳቸውን ችለው የመኖር አቅማቸውን እንዲመልሱ ድጋፍ ያደርጋል።
ለቤተሰቦችም ወዳጆቻቸው 24 ሰዓት በሙያዊ እንክብካቤ ስር መሆናቸውን ማወቅ የአእምሮ እረፍት ይሰጣል።
“Hospital discharge does not always mean a patient has fully recovered”
Many patients still require ongoing medical supervision rehabilitation medication management and assistance with daily activities. A nursing home provides a safe and supportive environment during this important transition period.
With access to skilled nursing care physical therapy occupational therapy nutritious meals and personalized care plans patients can continue their recovery while receiving the attention they need The dedicated healthcare team monitors progress helps prevent complications and supports patients in regaining strength mobility and independence.
For families a nursing home offers peace of mind knowing their loved one is receiving professional care around the clock This level of support can contribute to a smoother recovery process and help patients achieve the best possible outcomes before returning home
#DegsewNursingHome #ElderlyCare #Ethiopia #HealthCare #Compassion #አረጋውያን #እንክብካቤ #ጤና
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| 9 |  +3 “ኢንሱሊን ከተጀመረ የስኳር በሽታው ተስፋ የሌለው ሆኗል”
✅ እውነታ (Fact): ኢንሱሊን (Insulin) መጠቀም የበሽታው መጨረሻ ማለት አይደለም። ብዙ ጊዜ የደም ስኳርን በትክክል ለመቆጣጠር እና የአካል ጉዳትን ለመከላከል የሚረዳ አስፈላጊ ሕክምና ነው።
ብዙ ሰዎች:
• “ኢንሱሊን የሚሰጠው በሽታው በጣም ሲባባስ ብቻ ነው”
• “ከጀመሩት መዳን የለም”
• “ኪኒኑ አልሰራም ማለት ነው” ብለው ያስባሉ።
❗ ይህ ለምን ስህተት ሆነ?
ምክንያቱም ኢንሱሊን ብዙ የተለያዩ ሁኔታዎች ላይ ሊያስፈልግ ይችላል- በሽታው “ተስፋ የሌለው” ስለሆነ አይደለም።
⚠️ ኢንሱሊን የሚያስፈልግባቸው ሁኔታዎች:
• በType 1 Diabetes
ሰውነት ኢንሱሊን ማምረት ስለማይችል ኢንሱሊን ሕይወት ለማዳን አስፈላጊ ነው።
• በType 2 Diabetes
ኪኒኖች ብቻ በቂ ካልሆኑ ወይም የደም ስኳር በጣም ከፍ ካለ ኢንሱሊን ሊያስፈልግ ይችላል።
• ከባድ ኢንፌክሽን፣ ቀዶ ጥገና ወይም ሌላ ከባድ ሕመም ሲኖር የደም ስኳር ስለሚጨምር ለጊዜው ኢንሱሊን ሊያስፈልግ ይችላል።
• በእርግዝና አንዳንድ የስኳር በሽተኞች ለእናቱና ለሕፃኑ ደህንነት ኢንሱሊን ሊጠቀሙ ይችላሉ።
• በDKA ወይም HHS
እነዚህ አስቸኳይ እና ከፍተኛ የስኳር መዛባቶች ሲኖሩ ኢንሱሊን አስፈላጊ ነው።
⚠️ ኢንሱሊንን በፍርሃት መተው ወይም መዘግየት ሊያስከትለው የሚችለው:
• የኩላሊት ጉዳት
• የዓይን ጉዳት
• የነርቭ ጉዳት
• የልብ በሽታ
• ኮማ ወይም ሞት
❗ አንዳንድ ሰዎች “ኢንሱሊን ከጀመርኩ በኋላ ታመምኩ” ብለው ያስባሉ፣ ነገር ግን ብዙ ጊዜ ሕክምናው የተጀመረው በሽታው አስቀድሞ ስለባሰ ነው።
✅ ኢንሱሊን “የመጨረሻ አማራጭ” ሳይሆን የደም ስኳርን ለመቆጣጠር፣ የአካል ጉዳትን ለመከላከል እና ረጅም ጊዜ ጤናማ ሕይወት ለመኖር የሚረዳ ሕክምና ነው።
References:
1. American Diabetes Association. Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026. Diabetes Care. 2026;49(Suppl 1).
2. World Health Organization. Diabetes Fact Sheet. WHO; 2025.
3. International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas. 11th ed. 2025.
4. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 21st ed. McGraw-Hill; 2022.
#Diabetes #Insulin #Type1Diabetes #Type2Diabetes #HealthAwareness #MedicalEducation #Ethiopia
Dr. Ermias Nigusie Balcha: MD Internist
SPHMMC
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| 10 |  +3"የነጭ ልብሴ አቅም ያበቃበት ቦታ
ውድ ኢትዮጵያውያን : እኔ ዶ/ር የሮም ጌታቸው እባላለሁ። ከ6 ዓመታት በላይ በሕክምና ሙያ ውስጥ ሰርቻለሁ። በየቀኑ የታመሙ ሰዎችን አክሜያለሁ፣ ለብዙ ቤተሰቦች ተስፋ ሆኜያለሁ፣ ሕይወት ለማዳን በቻልኩት ሁሉ ተግቻለሁ።
ዛሬ ግን ልጄን ለማዳን እኔ ራሴ የሰዎችን እገዛ የምሻበት ወቅት ላይ እገኛለሁ።
የ3 ዓመት ተኩል ልጄ በአጥንት ካንሰር ተጠቅቷል። ገና ሕይወትን መረዳት ያልጀመረ፣ ሕልሙን መናገር ያልቻለ፣ በእናቱና በአባቱ እቅፍ ውስጥ መጫወት የሚገባው ሕፃን ዛሬ የካንሰር ሕመምና የኬሞቴራፒ ስቃይ እየተሸከመ ነው።
እንደ አባት ይህን ማየት ያማል። እንደ ሐኪም ደግሞ የበለጠ ያማል። ምክንያቱም ልጄ የሚያስፈልገውን የላቀ ሕክምና በሀገራችን ውስጥ ማግኘት አልቻለም።
ለዓመታት በጤና ሥርዓቱ ውስጥ የሰራሁ ሰው እንደመሆኔ አንድ ሀቅ ልናገር። የሀገራችን የጤና ሥርዓት አሁንም ለእንደዚህ ያሉ ውስብስብ በሽታዎች በቂ አቅም የለውም። ብዙ ሕፃናትና ቤተሰቦች የመጨረሻ ተስፋቸውን ከሀገር ውጭ ባሉ ሆስፒታሎች ላይ እንዲጥሉ ይገደዳሉ።
የበለጠ የሚያሳዝነው ደግሞ ሕይወት ለማዳን የሚሰሩ ሐኪሞችና የጤና ባለሙያዎች ራሳቸውንና ቤተሰባቸውን ከእንዲህ ያሉ ከባድ የጤና ቀውሶች ለመታደግ በቂ የገንዘብ አቅም እንዳይኖራቸው የሚያደርግ እውነታ ነው። ለሌሎች ሕይወት የሚታገሉ ሰዎች ራሳቸው ሲፈተኑ የሚደግፋቸው ሥርዓት የለም።
ዛሬ ልጄን ለማዳን እና ወደ ውጭ ሀገር ለሚደረገው ሕክምና ለማድረስ 3.5 ሚሊዮን ብር በላይ ያስፈልገናል። ይህ ገንዘብ ከቤተሰባችን አቅም በላይ ነው።
ከዚህም በላይ የሚያስጨንቀን ጊዜው ነው። ሐኪሞቹ የሰጡን ጊዜ አንድ ወር ተኩል ብቻ ነው። በዚህ አጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ሕክምናውን መጀመር ካልቻልን የልጄ የመዳን እድል በእጅጉ ይቀንሳል።
ስለዚህ ይህን መልዕክት እንደ ሐኪም አይደለም የምጽፈው፤ ልጁን ለማጣት የሚፈራ አባት ሆኜ ነው።
እባካችሁ የምትችሉትን ያህል ድጋፍ አድርጉ።
መልዕክቱን ለሌሎች አጋሩ።
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ለእናንተ ትንሽ የሚመስለው እርዳታ ለልጄ የመኖር እድል ሊሆን ይችላል።
ዶ/ር የሮም ጌታቸው
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| 11 |  +3Environmental Health graduates of Jimma University, 2026.
Physiotherapy graduates of Jimma University, 2026.
Psychiatry nursing graduates of Injibara University, 2026.
Public Health Officer graduates of Woldia University, 2026.
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| 12 |  A Grade 12 student in Ethiopia dreams of becoming a doctor.
A medical student dreams of becoming a specialist.
A fresh graduate dreams of finding a good opportunity.
But many of us make these decisions without ever meeting people who have walked the path before us.
We often choose careers based on what we hear from family, friends, or society. We rarely get the chance to sit with professionals, ask questions, visit workplaces, or understand what different career paths actually look like.
As a result, many talented young people spend years wondering:
"Is this really what I want to do?"
"What opportunities are available beyond the hospital?"
"How did others get where they are today?"
Sometimes, all it takes is EXPOSURE.
• One conversation with a researcher can spark an interest in research.
• One interaction with a public health expert can open your eyes to a whole new field.
• One mentorship session can give clarity that years of confusion could not.
Exposure does not guarantee success, but it helps us make better decisions. It allows us to see possibilities that were previously invisible.
In our community, there are countless bright and hardworking young people. What many of them need is not more talent or more motivation. They need access. They need guidance. They need exposure.
That is why ClinAddis exists: to bridge the gap between aspiration and opportunity by connecting young people with the exposure, mentorship, networks, and experiences that can help shape their future.
That is also why creating opportunities for students and young professionals to learn from experienced individuals matters. Because sometimes a single encounter can change the direction of a career.
And sometimes, changing one career can change a life.
Michael Tadesse
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| 13 |  The International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) announced that Dr. Gashaw Arega Mekonnen (Ethiopia) as the 2026 Young SIOP Rising Star Award Runner-Up, selected from outstanding young pediatric oncology professionals worldwide.
Dr. Gashaw Arega Mekonnen is a Consultant Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist and Assistant Professor at Addis Ababa University, at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. He serves as a Founding Executive Committee Member of the Ethiopian Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (ESPHO) and has authored and co-authored more than 45 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
His contributions span clinical care, research, education, and advocacy, with a strong commitment to improving outcomes for children with cancer in Ethiopia and across Africa. He has played a leading role in advancing pediatric oncology services, strengthening multidisciplinary collaborations, promoting childhood cancer awareness, and fostering national and international research initiatives.
This prestigious recognition highlights Dr. Gashaw's dedication to excellence in pediatric hematology-oncology and his growing impact on the global childhood cancer community. The award will be formally presented during the SIOP 2026 Congress in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Congratulations to Dr. Gashaw Arega Mekonnen on this well-deserved international recognition and for proudly representing Ethiopia on the global stage. 🇪🇹🎉👏
https://siop-online.org/news/2026-young-siop-rising-star-award/
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| 15 |  Dr Abel Hailu has been selected as the 2026 Young SIOP Rising Star Award winner in recognition of his exceptional leadership and contributions to paediatric haematology-oncology in Ethiopia and across Africa.
A paediatric hematologist-oncologist trained at Addis Ababa University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Dr Hailu is the Founding President of the Ethiopian Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (ESPHO).
Through his leadership, he has helped strengthen national coordination of childhood cancer care, supported the development of Ethiopia’s first national paediatric oncology treatment guidelines, and contributed to the establishment of a national childhood cancer registry.
He has also expanded access to care through the development of a paediatric satellite oncology clinic in Somaliland and continues to play a key role in regional capacity-building initiatives.
Dr Hailu currently serves on the SIOP Africa Board and chairs the Local Organising Committee for the SIOP Africa 2028 Conference in Addis Ababa.
Dr Abel Hailu will present his work and achievements as part of the Young SIOP Education Day at SIOP, which will be held in San Anonio Texas, USA. #SIOP #ESPHO
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| 16 |  +3የተራበ አዕምሮ!
አንድ ምሽት በLinkedIn መልእክት ደረሰኝ። ጉዳዩ ከባድ የጤና እክል ያጋጠመው ታካሚን የሚመለከት ነበር። ታካሚው ከጥቂት ሳምንታት በፊት ሙሉ በሙሉ ጤነኛ የነበረ ቢሆንም፣ በድንገት መርሳት፣ ግራ መጋባት፣ ማቅለሽለሽ፣ የምግብ ፍላጎት ማጣት፣ ማስታወክ እና ተቅማጥ እንዳጋጠመው ተነገረኝ። ቀድሞ ለቤተሰቦቹ እንደ ደጀን የነበረው ሰው፣ በድንገት ከባድ የጤና ቀውስ ውስጥ ገባ።
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የሕክምና ቡድኑ የማጅራት ገትር በሽታን እንዲሁም የአንጀት ኢንፌክሽን በማሰብ ሰፊ የፀረ-ባክቴሪያ መድኃኒቶችን አስጀመሩት። ተከታታይ ምርመራዎች ተካሄዱ፤ የደም ምርመራዎች ፣ የጉበት እና የኩላሊት ተግባር፣ የህብለ ሰረሰር ፈሳሽ ፣ የወባ ምርመራ፣ የአንጐል MRI፣ የደረት ራጅ እና የሆድ ዕቃ አልትራሳውንድ ቢደረግለትም ከቀላል ደም ማነስ እና የኘሮትን ማነስ ውጪ ሁሉም ምርመራዋች ምንም የሚያሳዩት የሕመም ምልክት አልነበረም።
ይህ ሁሉ ጥረት ተደርጎም የታካሚው ሁኔታ እየተባባሰ ሄደ። ግራ መጋባቱ ጨመረ፣ ተቅማጡም አልቆመም።
የታካሚውን ታሪክ ስሰማ አንድ ነገር ግራ አጋባኝ። ትኩሳት የለም፣ የላቦራቶሪ ምርመራዎች መደበኛ ናቸው፣ ግልጽ የሆነ የኢንፌክሽን ምልክትም የለም። በመሆኑም አንድ ቀላል ጥያቄ ጠየቅኩ፦ "ታካሚው አልኮል ይጠጣል?" መልሱም "አዎ" ነበር። በመቀጠልም "ቆዳው ላይ ሽፍታ የወጣ ካለ ጠየኩ?" "የለም" ብለው መለሱልኝ።
የሕክምና መጻሕፍት በሽታዎችን እንደየምልክታቸው በግልጽ ያስቀምጣሉ፤ ነገር ግን ታካሚዎች ሁልጊዜ እንደ መጻሕፍት አይሆኑም። ቢሆንም፣ ውስጣዊ ስሜቴ ያንን "አስማታዊ መድኃኒት" እንድሞክር ነገረኝ።
በመጨረሻም፣ ለሕክምናው የሚሆን ተገቢውን መጠን እንዲወስድ ሐሳብ አቀረብኩ።
በሚቀጥሉት ጥቂት ቀናት ውስጥ አስገራሚ ለውጥ ታየ። ግራ መጋባቱ እየቀለለ ሄደ፣ ሰዎችን መለየት ጀመረ፣ የምግብ ፍላጎቱ ተመለሰ፣ ተቅማጡም ሙሉ በሙሉ ቆመ።
ዋናው መልእክት፣ ፔላግራ (Pellagra); የኒያሲን (ቫይታሚን B3) እጥረት የሚያስከትለው የጤና ችግር ሲሆን በተለምዶ ተቅማጥ፣ የቆዳ መጎዳት፣ የአዕምሮ መታወክ እና ለሕይወት አስጊ የሆኑ ሁኔታዎችን እንደሚያስከትል ይታወቃል።
ይሁን እንጂ ፔላግራ በቆዳ ላይ በሚታዩ ምልክቶች ብቻ የሚገለጽ ባለመሆኑ፣ እነዚህ ምልክቶች ባይኖሩም እንኳ እንደ ተቅማጥ ያሉ ሥር የሰደዱ ችግሮች፣ እንዲሁም የአዕምሮ መታወክ ምልክቶች ሲያጋጥሙ የኒያሲን እጥረትን መጠርጠር ይገባል።
በተለይም አልኮል አዘውታሪዎች ወይም በአመጋገብ እጥረት የሚሰቃዩ ሰዎች ላይ የቆዳ ለውጥ አለመኖር በሽታውን የመመርመር ዕድልን ማሳጣት የለበትም፤ በመሆኑም ከፍተኛ የሕክምና ጥርጣሬ ካለ፣ ቀደም ብሎ የኒያሲን ሕክምና መጀመር የታካሚውን ጤንነት በፍጥነት ወደ ቀድሞ ሁኔታው ለመመለስ እና ሕይወትን ለማትረፍ ወሳኝ መሆኑን መገንዘብ ያስፈልጋል።
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| 18 | A patient may celebrate losing 20 kilograms while unknowingly sacrificing a substantial amount of the very tissue that protects metabolic health, maintains functional capacity, and supports healthy aging. Smaller clothing sizes do not necessarily indicate a healthier body composition. A lower number on the scale does not automatically mean a better metabolic outcome.
The physiological explanation is straightforward. These medications reduce appetite and food intake, often dramatically. While this reduction in calorie consumption drives fat loss, it can also reduce protein intake. When dietary protein becomes insufficient, the body may obtain amino acids from existing muscle tissue to meet its biological needs. At the same time, many individuals become less physically active or fail to engage in resistance training, removing the mechanical stimulus required to preserve muscle mass.
From an evolutionary perspective, muscle is metabolically expensive tissue. During periods of perceived energy scarcity, the body often adapts by reducing both fat stores and lean tissue unless there is a compelling reason to maintain muscle. Adequate protein intake and resistance exercise provide that reason.
This is why successful obesity treatment should not focus exclusively on weight loss. The goal should be fat loss while preserving lean mass. These are not the same thing.
Patients receiving GLP-1 receptor agonists or dual agonists should be encouraged to prioritize dietary protein, engage in regular resistance training, and monitor body composition whenever possible. Measurements such as DXA scans, bioimpedance analysis, waist circumference, strength assessments, and functional performance tests provide a far more meaningful picture of health than body weight alone.
The future of obesity medicine should move beyond the simplistic concept of weight reduction. Excess body fat contributes to metabolic disease, but skeletal muscle is one of the body’s greatest protective organs. The ideal outcome is not maximum weight loss. The ideal outcome is maximum fat loss with minimum muscle loss.
As clinicians, we must remember that our patients do not simply need to become lighter. They need to become metabolically healthier, physically stronger, and more resilient.
The scale measures weight.
Body composition measures health.
And when it comes to long-term metabolic health, strength, function, and longevity, muscle may be the most important tissue we possess.
References
1. Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Calanna S, et al. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. New England Journal of Medicine. 2021;384:989-1002.
2. Rubino DM, Greenway FL, Khalid U, et al. Effect of Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Body Composition in Adults with Overweight or Obesity. STEP 1 DXA Substudy.
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4. SURMOUNT-1 Body Composition Substudy Investigators. Effects of Tirzepatide on Fat Mass and Lean Mass Distribution in Adults with Obesity.
5. Systematic Review of Muscle-Related Outcomes Associated with Incretin-Based Therapies. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2026.
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| 19 | Muscle Matters More Than the Scale: The Hidden Cost of Modern Weight-Loss Drugs
The number on the scale tells us how much weight has been lost. It does not tell us what has been lost.
This distinction is becoming increasingly important as millions of people worldwide achieve substantial weight reduction with GLP-1 receptor agonists and dual GIP/GLP-1 agonists such as semaglutide and tirzepatide.
These medications have revolutionized obesity treatment and have helped many patients improve blood sugar control, reduce cardiovascular risk factors, and lose significant amounts of body weight. Yet an important question often remains unanswered: how much of that weight loss is actually body fat, and how much is valuable lean tissue?
Many patients assume that every kilogram lost represents excess body fat. Human physiology is far more complex. Weight loss can come from fat mass, glycogen, water, connective tissue, organ mass, and skeletal muscle. From a metabolic standpoint, these tissues are not equal. Losing excess body fat is generally beneficial. Losing skeletal muscle is not.
Recent scientific evidence has highlighted this concern. A 2026 meta-analysis that evaluated 20 randomized controlled trials involving nearly 16,000 participants found that approximately 35.2% of total weight lost with semaglutide consisted of lean mass. In practical terms, this means that for every 10 kilograms of body weight lost, more than 3 kilograms may come from lean tissue rather than fat.
The findings are consistent with the STEP 1 body-composition substudy, which used dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to examine changes in body composition during semaglutide treatment. Participants experienced substantial fat loss, but they also demonstrated meaningful reductions in lean body mass.
Tirzepatide appears to perform somewhat better. In the SURMOUNT-1 trial, approximately 25% of total weight lost consisted of lean mass, while roughly 75% represented fat mass. This suggests that the dual GIP/GLP-1 mechanism may offer some advantage in preserving lean tissue compared with GLP-1 receptor agonism alone. However, even under these circumstances, one-quarter of total weight loss still came from lean tissue.
The concern extends beyond individual medications. A 2026 systematic review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine evaluated 36 randomized controlled trials involving incretin-based therapies and found that approximately two-thirds of studies exceeded predefined muscle-loss benchmarks. Across these studies, the median proportion of weight loss attributable to muscle-related tissue loss approached 35%.
These findings should not be dismissed as a cosmetic issue. Skeletal muscle is one of the most important organs in the human body. It is the primary site for glucose disposal after meals and plays a critical role in insulin sensitivity and blood sugar regulation. Muscle serves as a reservoir of amino acids during illness and injury. It supports mobility, balance, strength, physical function, and independence. It also contributes significantly to resting energy expenditure and overall metabolic health.
Perhaps most importantly, muscle mass and strength are among the strongest predictors of healthy aging and longevity. Numerous studies have demonstrated that lower muscle mass is associated with increased risks of frailty, falls, fractures, hospitalization, disability, loss of independence, and premature mortality.
The medical term for the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength is sarcopenia. Although traditionally associated with aging, sarcopenia is increasingly recognized in individuals who undergo rapid weight loss. This includes people following aggressive calorie restriction, those recovering from illness, patients undergoing bariatric surgery, and individuals receiving modern weight-loss medications.
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