Project Principal Investigator
Ethiopian Food-Borne Disease Surveillance Project
Ethiopian Food-Borne Disease Surveillance Project

The PIONEER Project successfully conducted a hands-on laboratory training course on metagenomics at the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) in Addis Ababa from 14–18 September 2026. The training was delivered by experts from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), with…

The PIONEER Project has launched pilot data collection at four HDSS sites: Hararghe, Butajira, Arba Minch, and North Shewa (Debre Berhan). The pilot aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and operational readiness of the foodborne disease surveillance system and to…

Various institutions working in food-related sectors in Ethiopia must coordinate their efforts to prevent and address the health, social, and economic challenges arising from poor food safety. This message was emphasized during a consultative workshop held in Addis Ababa by…

Haramaya University Provides Training for Health Professionals under the PIONEER Project, Being Implemented for the First Time in Ethiopia As part of the successful implementation of the nationwide PIONEER Project, which has been launched for the first time in Ethiopia…

The PIONEER Project established Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and Community Advisory Groups (CAGs) across four Ethiopian HDSS sites in May 2026 to strengthen stakeholder engagement and ensure effective project implementation. The establishment meetings brought together a broad cross-section of stakeholders,…

በምግብ እሴት ሰንሰለት ውስጥ የምግብ ደህንነትን ማረጋገጥ፣ ደህንነታቸው ያልተጠበቁ ምግብ መንስኤዎች፣ የበሽታው ስርጭትና ጫና እንዲሁም የተቀናጀ የቅኝት ስርዕት ዙሪያ ትኩረቱን ያደረገ የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ መድረክ ተካሂዷል። በመድረኩ የምግብ ደህንነትና የምግብ ወለድ በሽታዎች አጠቃላይ እይታና የኢትዮጽያ የምግብ ወለድ በሽታዎች ቅኝት ፕሮጀክት የሚያከናወናቸው…

“የኢትዮጵያ የምግብ ወለድ በሽታ ቅኝት” ፓዮኒር ፕሮጀክት ለባለድርሻ አካላት በፕሮጀክቱ ዙሪያ የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ ዎርክሾፕ አካሄደ። የኢትዮጵያ የምግብ ወለድ በሽታ ቅኝት እንደ ሐገር ከተመረጡት ከሀረርጌ ፣ ከሰሜን ሸዋ ፣ ከቡታጅራ እና አርባ ምንጭ የጤናና የስነ_ሕዝብ ጤና ቅኝት ስርዓት ማዕከላት ጋር በትብብር…

The Ethiopian Foodborne Disease Surveillance Project, PIONEER, launched on January 26, 2026, in Addis Ababa during a multi-sectoral ceremony, marking a significant advancement in national food safety infrastructure and public health protection. Government officials, public health leaders, university representatives, and…