Home to 15 million child brides: child marriage still rampant in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has made major progress to improve women’s rights in recent years, but the east African nation remains among the top 20 countries with the […]
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Jerusalem-based Hadassah Medical Center outreach in Ethiopia
Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center brings Israeli medical advances to Ethiopia to help the East African country prevent the spread of infectious diseases. JERUSALEM–With a mission […]
OPINION: We run a hospital without clean water — and it’s time to change that
In our hospital, because we only have clean tap water available approximately twice per week when it is brought in by truck, we must supplement […]
Accelerating access to safe water through affordable financing
The experience of Water.org in Ethiopia has witnessed that access to loan has improved water and sanitation coverage; reduced the long queue to get clean […]
Catholic Relief Services mourns the loss of four staff killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash
DAKAR, Senegal– Catholic Relief Services (CRS) issued the following statement in response to the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed all 157 people on board while en […]
Supporting YSPH initiative, Yale University’s Vice President visits health center in Ethiopia
In support of Ethiopia’s Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP), the Primary Health Care Transformation Initiative (PTI) is designed to build culture of performance management and […]
Widespread and possibly risky use of herbal medicines among pregnant women in Ethiopia
Selamawit Seid Nega’s study shows that 60 percent of the women used medicinal plants during their pregnancy, the percentage being the same in both Addis […]
Yale Global Health Leadership Initiative alumna leads efforts for more equitable heath care in Ethiopia
Dr. Lia Tadesse, who was the former chief executive officer of Saint Paul Hospital, speaks often about her passion to become a doctor, which she […]
Ethiopian plane crash kills 157, spreads global grief
The Ethiopian plane was new, delivered to the airline in November. The Boeing 737 Max 8 was one of 30 meant for the airline, Boeing […]
Ohio State University project aims to mitigate food safety risks in Ethiopia
Barbara Kowalcyk, an assistant professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, is working on a project improving […]