Oral cholera vaccines arrive to help quell outbreak in Ethiopia
There have been 2,500 suspected cases and 54 deaths so far – but with millions more doses of vaccine expected imminently, there’s hope of an […]
Somali Region
WHO supports Ethiopia’s response to a dengue fever outbreak in Somali Region
(WHO African Region) – The World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia country office is working with Somali Regional Health Bureau to contain the spread of dengue […]
Economic impact of COVID-19 in Somali Region
The impact of COVID-19 on the economy and population of Ethiopia’s Somali Region, a series of assessments by Mercy Corps (Mercy Cors) – While there […]
The cholera outbreak in Ethiopia and public heal responses to the outbreak
Since the beginning of the cholera outbreak in September 2019 in Ethiopia, a total of 2,549 suspected cases were reported from three regions of the […]
Restoring livelihoods of pastoralists in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society collaborate to reach 25,000 animal owners (pastoralists) in Somali Regional State of […]
IOM Ethiopia rolls out community-based planning for displacement affected communities in Somali Region
The community-based planning encourages communities to form community-based structures that assist in identifying and prioritizing their emergency and recovery needs JIGJIGA (IOM) – Ethiopia recorded […]
ACWA Power awarded two 125 MW solar projects in first round of Ethiopia’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Program
ACWA Power, a leading international developer and operator of power generation and water desalination projects, was awarded two 125 MWac solar photovoltaic (PV) projects by […]
Fight against polio: Somali region of Ethiopia to vaccinate over half million under 5 children
(WHO Adrica) – Polio is a highly infectious, debilitating disease which affects children and causes permanent paralysis. Polio is not curable, and can only be […]
Ethiopia: Restoring the livelihood of communities displaced by conflict
The ethnic violence that occurred along Oromo-Somali region of Ethiopia left 700,000 people displaced, according to official figure. (ICRC) – “We fled with nothing but […]
Betty G applauds refugees’ contribution to local development in Somali Region
ADDIS ABABA (UNHCR Ethiopia) – Ethiopian singer and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency’s, supporter Betty G recently visited Melkadida in Ethiopia’s Somali Region where she […]