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Atron is a narrative podcast series about the hidden systems shaping health, wellbeing, and inclusion in Ethiopia, and the people working to change them. Hosted by Biniyam Abebaw Abebe, each episode follows Ethiopian researchers, clinicians, advocates, and community leaders as they investigate problems that are lived every day but often misunderstood: from disability rights to rehabilitation, to access to healthcare, and the gap between policy and real life.

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  1. 3 days ago

    የእኩልነት ትግል | በሕግ ፊትና በፍትህ ዓይን እኩል ስለመሆን የሚታትሩ ነብሶች ታሪክ (The Struggle for Equality)

    If you want to understand disability rights law in Ethiopia beyond official promises, this episode shows where the system breaks down and what would need to change for inclusion to become real. We trace one story from a courtroom where a deaf man was sentenced without saying a word about his case to a broader investigation of why persons with disabilities are still excluded from places that matter- schools, legislation, etc. Drawing on research by Dr. Hiwot Abebe Mekonnen, Dr. Bekele Adane, and Dr. Abebe Assefa, we see how exclusion can be built into lawmaking, universities, and the justice system - sometimes through written rules and sometimes through assumptions no one stops to challenge. Along the way, this episode explores the CRPD, the principle of “Nothing about us without us,” barriers to education, access to justice for deaf Ethiopians, and the long delay around Ethiopia’s draft disability rights act. The story asks a simple but urgent question: when the law is already on paper, why are so many people still left unheard? For audiences in Ethiopia and beyond, this is a human-centered look at disability legislation, participation, and the gap between policy and lived reality. Connect with Biniyam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biniyam-abebe-atron/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0YnXTNtOJ6Yi9KyCYwP8OV?si=81c0dc87b9504461 Resources and Featured Research Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)House of Peoples' Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaFetha Negest⁠Dr. Hiwot Abebe Mekuanent research profile / thesis repository entryAbebe Assefa Alemu profileBekele Adane Worku profileBreaking Barriers: New PhD grads fight for deaf access to justice Timestamps: 00:00 A courtroom built on silence 01:54 Nothing about us without us 11:18 You cannot enter 16:23 The blueprint (already exists) 20:11 The forgotten man 29:29 The next chapter

    31 min

  2. 22 May

    ድብቁ የጀርባ ሕመም ቀውስ፥ የተሳሳተዉ ሣይንስና ማንም የማይነግርዎት እውነተኛ መፍትሔ

    How did a simple cultural practice become the baseline defense against a massive public health challenge? In this episode of ATRON, we share groundbreaking research from four leading Ethiopian scientists that completely redefines how we think about low back pain, spine health, and healing. While back pain impacts up to 80% of people in Ethiopia in their lifetime, the solution is not found inside an expensive medical machine. It is rooted in an accessible, zero-cost truth: our bodies are built to move. We look at the latest clinical evidence explaining why heavy rest and over-medication often fail, and how a cultural disconnect in the clinic keeps people from finding real relief. More importantly, this episode serves as an academic and community blueprint for change. From simple daily lifestyle adaptations to a collaborative, whole-person framework designed specifically for the Ethiopian healthcare system, our researchers show that a pain-free, meaningful life is entirely within reach. If your back hurts right now: get up, listen to the data, and start moving. Featured Research Dr. Sintayehu Daba - PhD, Rehabilitation Science, Queen’s UniversityDr. Mulugeta Bayisa - Physiotherapist, Research Associate, Lawson Research InstituteDr. Abey Bekele - Physiotherapist, Pain Communication ResearcherSolomon - Physical Therapist, Movement & Exercise Researcher Research Links Journal of Pain Research articleBMC Health Services Research articleIMF Ethiopia dataUNICEF Ethiopia Health Budget Brief 2024/25WHO reportWorld Physiotherapy information sheetDOAJ articleHindawi research articleNCBI Bookshelf resource Connect with Biniyam Biniyam Abebe on LinkedIn

    27 min

  3. 6 May ·  Bonus

    How Ethiopia is Changing Disability Care for 17 Million People

    What does disability really mean: a problem in the body, or a world that was not built to include everyone? In the first episode of Atron, we follow the story of occupational therapy in Ethiopia, a profession so new that for a long time, there was not even a clear name for it in Amharic. This episode traces how occupational therapy moved from an unfamiliar idea to a historic milestone: the graduation of Ethiopia's first sixteen locally trained occupational therapists from the University of Gondar. Along the way, we visit the work happening behind that milestone: support for children with disabilities and their caregivers, locally made assistive technology, and a growing movement to help people do the things they need, want, and love to do. This is a story about disability, dignity, innovation, and what it takes to open doors that have been closed for too long. Produced by Snack Labs in collaboration with Atron Sciences. Resources: Learn more about Grand Assistive Technology Center Occupational Therapy Program - University of Gondar

    20 min

  4. 6 May

    ለ17 ሚሊዮን ኢትዮጵያን በርግጥም ይህ ያስፈልጋቸዋል! አንዱ ሊሆኑ ይችላሉ

    አካል ጉዳት በትክክል ምን ማለት ነው? በአካል ላይ ያለ ችግር ወይስ ሁሉንም ሰው በእኩልነት ለማሳተፍ ዝግጁ ያልሆነ ዓለም የፈጠረው ታጉልዖ (ማስተጓጉል)?በመጀመሪያው የአትሮን (Atron) የቪዲዮ ክፍል፣ በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ያለውን የኦኩፔሽናል ቴራፒ የጉዞ ታሪክ እንከታተላለን። ሙያው በሀገራችን አዲስ ከመሆኑ የተነሳ ለረጅም ጊዜ በአማርኛ ቋንቋ ግልጽ የሆነ ስያሜ እንኳን አልነበረውም።ይህ ክፍል፣ ኦኩፔሽናል ቴራፒ ከማይታወቅ እንግዳ ሀሳብ ተነስቶ እንዴት ወደ ታሪካዊ ምዕራፍ እንደተሸጋገረ ይተርካል፤ ይህም በጎንደር ዩኒቨርሲቲ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በሀገር ውስጥ የሰለጠኑ የአስራ ስድስት ኦኩፔሽናል ቴራፒስቶች ምርቃትን ያካትታል።በዚህ ሂደት ውስጥ፣ ከዚህ ትልቅ ስኬት ጀርባ ያሉ ስራዎችን እንጎበኛለን፦ ለአካል ጉዳተኛ ህጻናትና ለተንከባካቢዎቻቸው የሚደረግ ድጋፍ፣ በሀገር ውስጥ የሚመረቱ አጋዥ ቴክኖሎጂዎች፣ እና ሰዎች የሚያስፈልጋቸውን፣ የሚመኙትንና የሚወዱትን ነገር እንዲያደርጉ ለማገዝ እየተስፋፋ ያለ ንቅናቄ።ይህ ስለ አካል ጉዳተኝነት፣ ስለ ክብር፣ ስለ ፈጠራ፣ እና ለረጅም ጊዜ ተዘግተው የቆዩ በሮችን ለመክፈት ምን እንደሚያስፈልግ የሚተርክ ታሪክ ነው።በስናክ ላብስ (Snack Labs) ከአትሮን ሳይንስ (Atron Sciences) ጋር በመተባበር የተዘጋጀ።ተጨማሪ መረጃዎች፦ስለ ግራንድ አጋዥ ቴክኖሎጂ ማዕከል (Grand Assistive Technology Center) የበለጠ ይወቁ፡https://rehab.queensu.ca/blog/inclusive-childhood-care-centre-launched-support-mastercard-foundation-scholars-programየኦኩፔሽናል ቴራፒ ትምህርት ክፍል - ጎንደር ዩኒቨርሲቲ፡https://cmhs.uog.edu.et/bsc-program-in-medicine/

    23 min

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    አትሮን | ጤና እና የጤና ሥርዓትን ለሁሉ የማድረስ ጉዞ

    አትሮን (Atron) | አዲስ አጭር ተከታታይ የፖዱመንተሪ ትንታኔ ነው። ጤናን እና አካታችነትን (Inclusion) የሚወስኑ ውስብስብ ኹነቶችን የሚመረምረው አዲሱ "አትሮን" የተሰኘ ተከታታይ የፖዱመንተሪ ትንቴኔ ለኢትዮጵያ የሚበጁ የጤና መፍትሔዎች፣ ችግሩን በሚረዱ በአገር ሠዎች ሲቀረጹ ምን ለውጥ ይፈጥራሉ? በአትሮን በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ የዕለት ተዕለት ሕይወትችንን የሚወሰኑ ሥርዓቶችን የምንመረምርበት የምርምር ጉዞ ነው። በቢንያም አበባው አበበ እየተዘጋጀ የሚቀርበው በዚህ ጥንቅር እያንዳንዱ ክፍል፣ በፖሊሲ እና በተጨባጭ እውነታ መካከል ያለውን ክፍተት ለመሙላት የሚጥሩ ተመራማሪዎችን፣ የሕክምና ባለሙያዎችን እና የማኅበረሰብ መሪዎችን እንተዋወቃለን፥ ሥራቸውን እንሰማለን። በተከታታዩ የምንዳስሳቸው ዋና ዋና ነጥቦች የአካል ጉዳተኞች መብት እና ተሃድሶ፦ ለሁሉም ሰው በሚመች መልኩ ወደተቀረጸ ዓለም የሚደረግ ጉዞ።የጤና አገልግሎት ተደራሽነት፦ ከሕክምና ባሻገር ሥነ-ልቦናዊ እና ማኅበራዊ ድጋፍ ለምን አስፈለገ? ፖሊሲ እና እውነታ፦ በወረቀት ላይ በተጻፈው እና በተግባር በሚታየው መካከል ያለውን ክፍተት ማጥበብ። አገር በቀል ፈጠራዎች፦ በኢትዮጵያውያን ተመራማሪዎች የተሰሩ ጥናቶች ወደ ሕይወት ቀያሪ ተግባራት እንዴት እየተቀየሩ ነው?በስናክ ላብስ (Snack Labs) ከአትሮን ሳይንስ (Atron Sciences) ጋር በመተባበር የቀረበ።

    2 min

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Atron is a narrative podcast series about the hidden systems shaping health, wellbeing, and inclusion in Ethiopia, and the people working to change them. Hosted by Biniyam Abebaw Abebe, each episode follows Ethiopian researchers, clinicians, advocates, and community leaders as they investigate problems that are lived every day but often misunderstood: from disability rights to rehabilitation, to access to healthcare, and the gap between policy and real life.

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