University Based Anti-Addiction Community Movement (UBAACM).

MCDO WNTD 2026 Amharic

📌 ልዩ የንቅናቄ መግለጫ፡ የትንባሆ ኢንዱስትሪን አዳዲስ ወጥመዶች እናጋልጣለን!”አገር ማለት ሰው ነው፤ ሰው ማለት ደግሞ የአንጎልና አእምሮ (ካፒታል) ባለቤት ነው!”

አዲስ አበባ ኢትዮጵያ – MCDO 📌የመቋሚያ የማህበረሰብ ልማት ድርጅት (MCDO) ለዓለም የትንባሆ የማይጨስበት ቀን (WNTD-2026) ባዘጋጀው ልዩ የግንዛቤ ማስጨበጫ መርሃ-ግብር፣ የትንባሆ ኢንዱስትሪው ወጣቶችንና ህፃናትን ኢላማ ያደረገባቸውን ሶስት ዋና ዋና ስልቶች ያጋልጣል። ⚠️ ተጠንቀቁ! እነዚህ የኢንዱስትሪው ስውር ወጥመዶች ናቸው፦ዲጂታል ቅስቀሳ (Social…

MCDO 2026 WNTD

📌 Special Advocacy Statement: Unmasking the New Traps of the Tobacco Industry!

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -MCDO “A Nation is its People; and a People is the sum of its Persons; a person is the sum of their Brain Capital!” In honor of World No Tobacco Day 2026 (WNTD-2026), Meqoamia Community Development Organization…

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Protecting Our Future: The Urgent Need for a National Khat Control Law in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – MCDO Introduction Ethiopia is currently navigating a period of profound economic and social transformation. However, a growing public health crisis is quietly undermining this progress: the unregulated expansion of Khat consumption. Once limited to specific demographic…

2026 MCDO WNTD

Special News Report: Safeguarding Generational Brain Capital from Tobacco Industry Interference

“A Nation is its People; a People is the sum of its Persons; and a person is the sum of their Brain Capital!” As we commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2026, Meqoamia Community Development Organization (MCDO) is focusing its efforts…

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Protecting the Engine of Our Nation: Why “Brain Capital” is the Key to Ethiopia’s Future

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -MCDO At Meqoamia Community Development Organization (MCDO), we often say: “A Country is its People; People are their Brains.” This isn’t just a catchy slogan—it is the scientific and philosophical foundation of everything we do. As we…

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A Nation is People, and People are Minds

The Intersection of Mental Health and Addiction: Global Perspectives & The Meqoamia Philosophy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – MCDO At the heart of the Meqoamia Community Development Organization (MCDO) lies a transformative truth: A nation is its people. Furthermore, a person…

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Caring for the Brain is Building a Nation: Substance Prevention Movements Intensify in Higher Education Institutions

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – MCDO At the Meqoamia Community Development Organization (MCDO), we believe that the strength of a nation is not measured solely by its infrastructure, but by the mental clarity and cognitive health of its people. This belief…

MCDO, MOU with EFDA and others

A historic milestone as the Meqoamia Community Development Organization (MCDO) signs a nationwide MoU with the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) and the National Tobacco Control Steering Committee.

Historic Milestone: Meqoamia Community Development Organization (MCDO) Signs a Nationwide MoU with the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) and the National Tobacco Control Steering Committee. ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — In a historic milestone destined to elevate the role of…