Bicycling in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Opportunities and challenges

Integration opportunities for HIV and family planning services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an organizational network analysis

BACKGROUND Public health resources are often deployed in developing countries by foreign governments, national governments, civil society and the private health clinics, but seldom in ways that are coordinated within a particular community or population. The lack of coordination results in inefficiencies and suboptimal results. Organizational network analysis can reveal how organizations intera...

Food Security and Vulnerability in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Attitude and social consequences of tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

OBJECTIVE To gain a better understanding of the attitude and social consequences of tuberculosis (TB) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. DESIGN A cross sectional survey using a structured questionnaire and a qualitative study based on the focus group discussion (FGD) technique. SETTING Eight different kebeles (urban dwellers' associations) of six woredas (next higher administrative level to kebele)....

Challenges and problems of urban forest development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A study was carried out in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Urban forests in Addis Ababa are affected by various problems such as encroachment, illegal cuttings, low legal enforcement and improper tree selection. Consequently, the main objective of this study was to assess the challenges and problems of the city’s urban forests and to provide recommendations for different stakeholders...

Density in Relation to Patterns of Built-forms (Case Study: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Density is a critical typology in determining sustainable urban built-form patterns. Built-formrefers to the assemblage and arrangement of the building masses in a city reflecting the spatial layout of spaces.The relationship between density and urban character is also based on at certain densities (thresholds). In a widersense, sustainable cities are a matter of density. Recent debates about t...