COVID-19 has impacted the healthcare service delivery system worldwide. The pandemic has constrained regular service provision at the Department of Ophthalmology in Jimma University, which is known for its voluntary eye-care service campaigns in southwest Ethiopia. The department has been working on the way to sustain its services to the community in need of eye-care […]
The COVID-19 outbreak has led institutions to explore their creative and innovative potentials. Being centers of intellectual hub, Universities worldwide have come forward with innovative means to tackle the unprecedented global challenge that has claimed lives of multitudes. Jimma University, one of the senior Universities in Ethiopia, has proactively engaged in the fight against this […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has huge health, economic, social, political, cultural, behavioral, and other impacts. To enhance the prevention and control of the pandemic, Jimma University has arranged a special research and innovation grant scheme. To this end, proposals from different fields of study and from multidisciplinary team are highly encouraged. The University invites and encourages […]
A virtual meeting is held on the preparation for launching of Forum of International Offices of Ethiopian Universities and on the formulation of national policy and strategy document that guides the internationalization efforts of the institutions. The meeting was chaired by Professor Afework Kassu, State Minster at the FDRE Ministry of Science and Higher Education […]
The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak is said to bring impact on the various sectors of the economy across the globe. Anticipating and mitigating the possible disruptions the pandemic may trigger is an issue at stake. Scholars in various disciplines are conducting expert analysis on the probable impacts of the global pandemic in various sectors, and are […]
Jimma University has been working on an alternative way to perform its core activities while engaging actively in the prevention and containing of the spread of the virus from the time the pandemic was nationally announced. The University held several discussions with its academic and administrative staff on the issues pertaining to the fight against […]
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The JU-Simbona Design Lab at the JMC Center for Biomedical Engineering is contributing its share towards the prevention and containing of the global pandemic COVID-19. The center has developed a local UV room sterilizer used for hospital rooms, wards and medical equipment. The apparatus has 8 watts UVC lamps that emit high intensity ultraviolet light […]
The JU-Simbona Design Lab at the JMC Center for Biomedical Engineering is contributing its share towards the prevention and containing of the global pandemic COVID-19. The center has developed a local UV room sterilizer used for hospital rooms, wards and medical equipment. The apparatus has 8 watts UVC lamps that emit high intensity ultraviolet light […]
Jimma University ICT Directorate Application Development Team is finalizing the development of multilingual mobile and web applications as part of the initiative to deal with the pandemic through innovative ways. The Mobile application is said to assist in tracking and identifying suspected cases, categorized care reporting and visualization, self-assessment targeted at helping […]