Country Profile

PlusNews has updated its Country Profile database for Ethiopia, providing contact details of key AIDS NGOs, government departments and UN agencies, plus the latest epidemiological data and country indicator statistics. Ministry of Health: Tel: +251 1 517011 National AIDS Council: Tel: +251 1 159988 Fax: +251 1 519366 Contact person: Ato Negato Mereke HIV/AIDS Organisations: 1. Actionaid Ethiopia P.O. Box 1261 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 654671/76 Email: [email protected] - Home-based care; orphan care; voluntary counselling and testing; PWA support 2. African Aids Initiative International Contact person: Elleni Gebreamlak P.O. Box 5565 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 535225 Fax: +251 1 535228 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.africanaidsinitiative.org - Education; outreach; testing; counselling; research and support services. 3. Afar Mothers and Child Care Organization P.O. Box 888 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 123048 Email: [email protected] - Family Planning; care of orphans; income generating activities 4. Aids Resource Centre Contact person: Ato Gashaw Mengistu P.O. Box 26171 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 503584 Fax: +251 1 503749 Email: [email protected] Website: www.etharc.rg - Resource and information centre 5. Care Ethiopia P.O. Box 4710 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 653900 Email: [email protected] - Home-based care; paediatric AIDS research; voluntary counselling and testing; information education and counselling 6. Centro Volontari Marchigiani Contact person: Kibret Shiferaw P.O. Box 8429 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 163 409 / +251 1 655 602 Fax: +251 1 655 600 / +251 1 163 409 Email: [email protected] - Information; education; STD control; blood safety services; education/training; clinical care; counselling 7. Children Aid-Ethiopia (CHAD-ET) Contact person: Ato Anannia Admassu P.O. Box 5854 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 762148 - Children, education, PWA support 8. Christian Children's Fund Contact person: Fikero Abebe Tel: +251 1 613426 Fax: +251 1 612-866 Email: [email protected] 9. Christian Relief And Development Association (CRDA) Contact person: Agonafer Tekalegne P.O. Box 5674 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 420100 Fax: +251 1 422280 Email: [email protected] Website: www.crdaethiopia.org - Umbrella organisation of over 210 NGOs; HIV/AIDS Database; information and educational materials; support the establishment of VCT centres; empowerment of vulnerable groups; training; newsletter; advice; advocacy; networking; capacity building; workshops, seminars and conferences 10. Consortium Of Family Planning NGOs In Ethiopia (COFAP) Contact person: Tigist Alemu P.O. Box 14507 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 119633 Fax: +251 1 551588 Email: [email protected] - Coordinating body of affiliated NGOs; training on reproductive health; prevention 11. Dawn Of Hope Contact person: Kassahun Argaw P.O. Box 24378 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 56 43 29 Fax: +251 1 56 02 45 Email: [email protected] - Socio-economic support; medical support; legal and human rights protection; counselling; emotional support; training on counselling; public education; community mobilisation through workshops 12. Ethiopian Anti-AIDS Women Association P.O. Box 170265 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 622787 - Condom; female condom; dental dam distribution; counselling 13. Family Guidance Association Contact person: Amare Bedada P.O. Box 5716 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 514111 Fax: +251 1 512192 Email: [email protected] - Information; education; communication; condom distribution; STI diagnosis and treatment; counselling; voluntary HIV testing; treatment of opportunistic infections 14. Integrated Service For Aids Prevention And Support (ISAPSO) Contact person: Beletu Mengistu P.O. Box 27320 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 564335 / 550162 Fax: +251 1 555179 - Training of peer educators; seminars; condom promotion and distribution; development and distribution of IEC material 15. Mekdim HIV Positive Persons And AIDS Orphans National Association Contact person: Mengistu Zemene P.O. Box 31218 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 56 03 80 / +251 1 56 30 03 Fax: +251 1 56 87 33 Email: [email protected] - Psychological and social support; home care; awareness raising 16. The MESOB HIV/AIDS Networking Project c/o InterAfrica Group's NGO Networking Service Contact person: Renee Storteboom P.O. Box 1631 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 514575 Fax: +251 1 517554 Email: [email protected] - Networking and information-sharing; education 17. Nazreth Children's Center and Integrated Development (NACID) Contact person: Kassaye Haile P.O. Box 40943 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 200081 Fax: +251 1 711288 Email: [email protected] - Prevention; training; IEC materials production and distribution; condom distribution; awareness raising 18. Norwegian Church Aid Contact person: Hans Birkeland P.O. Box 1248 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 51 29 22 / +251 1 51 29 27 Fax: +251 1 51 81 67 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nca.no - Works in partnership with local organisations and provides technical and financial assistance to allow them to deliver various services and activities to their target groups 19. Organisation For Social Services For Aids (OSSA) Contact person: Girma Assefa P.O. Box 2385 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 506858/531683 Fax: +251 1 51 53 06 Email: [email protected] - Umbrella NGO; information and education materials; community based care; testing and counselling; programmes for orphans; support; community economic project 20. Pro Pride Contact person: Digafe Feleke P.O. Box 13047 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 524417 Fax: +251 1 756399 Email: [email protected] Website: www.devinet.org/propride - Health education on HIV/AIDS and STDs; publication of monthly newspaper, brochures, posters and other IEC materials; radio sensitization programme; drama and musical shows on HIV/AIDS; counselling services; psychosocial support of HIV/AIDS patients; voluntary counselling and testing 21. Save Your Generation Association Contact person: Abebe Demisu P.O. Box 14685 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: +251 1 123882 / +251 1 565026 Fax: +251 1 553619 (c/o DSW) Email: [email protected] - Information; education; condom programming; empowerment of vulnerable groups; community economic project; advocacy 22. UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, Chair Mr Samuel Nyambi UNDP Resident Representative P.O. Box 5580 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel: 251 1 51 51 77 / 51 10 25 direct Fax: 251 1 51 51 47 or 51 45 99 Email: [email protected] - Supports an expanded response and policy advice on preventing transmission of HIV, providing care and support, reducing the vulnerability of individuals and communities to HIV/AIDS 23. UNAIDS Country representative Ms Emebet Admassu (NPO) Tel: 251 1 51 01 52 Fax: 251 51 10 21 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] - Education/training; surveillance and research; empowerment of vulnerable groups; programmes for orphans and surviving dependants; community economic project