Ethiopian Medical Association has presented the concept note developed by its task force on reasonable accommodation of disability in the health care profession to the Ministry of Health and Education in the Ministry of Education compound today 27 October 2022.
In this meeting, important discussion was made and participants are represented from Human Rights Commission, the Ethiopian disability association, MoH and MoE higher officials and technical representatives as well as delegates from higher education institutions.
As a way forward a policy framework should be developed at a consultative meeting to be decided by including other professional associations, the Education and Training Authority, and legal entities to bring an everlasting solution for reasonable accommodation of disability in the health care profession which is becoming common in our setups.