Strengthening Ethiopia's Pandemic Preparedness and Response: The Role of Higher Education Institutions

Eyob Girma Abera^{1

2}, Esayas Kebede Gudina^{2

3}, Temesgen Kabeta Chala^{2

4}, Daniel Yilma^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
² Clinical Trial Unit, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
⁴ Department of Health Policy and Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Editorial

Eyob Girma Abera et al. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2025 May.

. 2025 May;35(3):149-150.

doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v35i3.1.

Eyob Girma Abera^{1

2}, Esayas Kebede Gudina^{2

3}, Temesgen Kabeta Chala^{2

4}, Daniel Yilma^{2

3}

¹ Department of Public Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
² Clinical Trial Unit, Jimma University, Oromia, Ethiopia.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.
⁴ Department of Health Policy and Management, Jimma University, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors declare that this manuscript was approved by all authors in its form and that no competing interest exists.

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