Browsing by Author "Belay Getachew"

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    Critical Analysis of the Applicability of the Right to Development in the Ethiopian Context
    (Addis Ababa University, 2001) Belay Getachew; Mellese Damtie
    The Right to Development, after a long time discourse is internationally recognized as a universal and inalienable right and integral part of fundamental human rights. It is also further elaborated in the context of all human rights both individual and collective providing priority to fight against absolute poverty integrating environment in a framework of sustainable development. Ethiopia has also guaranteed the principle of the RTD in the FDRE Constitution. States have the duty to formulate development polices for the realization of the RTD. In this respect, the FDRE Constitution incorporated economic, social and environmental objectives whereby laws and policies guided and implemented thereof. The Government consecutively, formulated national development policies in light of addressing sustainable development from the social, economic and environmental perspectives. Thus, in this research, it has been tried to examine the applicability of the RTD in the Ethiopian context. In order to critically analyze the implementation of the RTD and its constitutive rights such as the right to improved living standards and the right to sustainable development, different methods based on primary and secondary sources have been applied. To this end, the essence, legal status and major implementation constraints have been critically assessed. For this purpose, the constitutionally recognized right of public participation is thoroughly discussed in line with development processes. For the implementation of the RTD and its constitutive rights in Ethiopia, policy issues are outlined but the challenge is lack of specific directives or instruments and absence of effective evaluation and monitoring programs. All these problems are reflected in various sectors. More importantly, absence of effective public participation in different development activities is also identified. Therefore, if the government puts the social, economic and environmental development programs in integrated manner into practice, sustainable development can be ensured which, in turn, the principle of the RTD in Ethiopia will be progressively realized.
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    Development of Web-Based Database System for National and Regional External Quality Assurance of laboratory Service.
    (Addis Abeba University, 2009-07) Assamnew Bekalu; Lulseged Henok ; Belay Getachew
    Background: External quality assurance is concerned with the evaluation of performance of a number of laboratories by external agencies. It’s aimed at assessing the general standard of performance, assessment of the effects of analytical procedures and assessment of individual laboratory performance and compare result between different laboratories. Objectives: the aim of this paper is to assess and produce a user friendly web based database system for the national and regional external quality assurance scheme that help in the improvement of patient care through increasing the quality of data, quality control of service (trainings), and more efficient laboratory monitoring and reporting system. Methods: A survey study was conducted to assess the external quality assurance scheme of laboratory service during March 2009 to April 2009. Different fact-finding techniques (reviewing documents, reports, files etc, interview and questionnaire) has been used for assessing the current system and to discover the requirement of the system. An object-oriented system development methodology was used to analyze and design the system. PHP, MySQL and apache were the tools used to develop the database and the web. Result: The laboratories use manual data collection means in about 90% of the cases. As compared to the previous method of data reporting and feedback generation, the newly developed web-based EQA has improved the performances by reducing the response time and loss of information. Only 27 % receive feedback timely, this is as a result of result submission system used and the time staffs needs to make the feedback report. Access to computers is 36.4% and internet (22.5%) in the laboratory. Internet access in the facility is a little higher but still in shortage (51.2%) and restricted to federal hospitals. In most of the cases the automated system has been recommend using in the facility for their organized handling of information related activities and there has been indicated that this system will make their work easy, reduce workload, it is an accurate method, fast, time saving etc. Conclusion: The constantly increasing volume of data collected from different laboratories is creating difficulties in manipulation of all available information. The development of an an integrated is crucial. The web-based database system developed as enormous potential in reducing time for the submission of result, the response time of feedback and workload on the N/REQAS staff.