Dr Tekeste Etay Teka has spent a decade as a physician, lecturer and clinical manager across hospitals, clinics, medical centres and universities. He is ECFMG certified in the United States, having passed USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK and the OET Medicine examination, and holds continuing medical education certificates across a range of clinical topics. His general practice spans paediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, and surgery.
Areas of expertise
28 Jul 2026 ⋅ 8 min read
What UAE law actually says about carrying prescription medicine into the country: which medicines are restricted, when you need a Ministry of Health and Prevention permit, and what to carry with you.
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28 Jul 2026 ⋅ 8 min read
Untreated falciparum malaria can progress to severe illness and death within 24 hours, and travellers are among those at higher risk. What prevention involves, why tablets are only half of it, and why a fever after travel is urgent.
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28 Jul 2026 ⋅ 9 min read
One in three reported bacterial infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is already resistant to antibiotics, against one in six globally. What drives it, why antibiotics do nothing for colds and flu, and what an individual can actually change.
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28 Jul 2026 ⋅ 8 min read
Most medicines are licensed to be stored below 25°C, and a UAE summer runs well past that. Which medicines fail first in the heat, which ones make heat itself riskier, and what to do about deliveries, cars and travel.
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