WHO donates lifesaving medicines and supplies to the Afar region of Ethiopia
The World Health Organization (WHO) donated an assortment of emergency and essential medicines and medical supplies totaling 19.5 metric tons (MT) to the Afar Region […]
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Nationwide measles vaccination campaign in Ethiopia integrates other live-saving interventions
UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities, and partners kicked off, on 30th December 2022, a nationwide integrated measles vaccination campaign targeting more than 15 million children. […]
Community-based health insurance drives Ethiopia’s bid for universal health coverage
The World Health Organization has supported the Ministry of Health and Ethiopian Health Insurance Services through capacity building to ensure the successful implementation and continuity […]
COVID-19 Vaccine: Ethiopia receives 2.2 million doses of vaccines via COVAX Facility
Close to 2.2 million COVID-19 vaccines allocated by the COVAX Facility arrive in Ethiopia, marking the start of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign On 7th […]
Africa is declared polio-free ― one of the greatest public health achievements in the continent
BRAZZAVILLE (WHO Africa) – The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication officially declared on Tuesday, 25 August 2020, that the World Health Organization […]
Ethiopia vaccinates nearly 15 million children against measles despite COVID-19 challenges
The nationwide vaccination campaign ran for 10 days, which is longer than similar past campaigns to limit crowding and risks of COVID-19 infections ADDIS ABABA […]
WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa
The African Union has endorsed the need for Africa to develop a framework to actively engage in the development and access to COVID-19 vaccines. BRAZZAVILLE […]
Update ― Yellow fever outbreak in Ethiopia contained, says Ministry of Health
ADDIS ABABA (Semonegna) – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health said that it had not registered any new case of Yellow fever in the country as of […]
WFP launches Ethiopian Government-supported Air Hub for COVID-19 response
ADDIS ABABA (WFP) – The Government of Ethiopia and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) opened a new hub inside Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed to 2021 over coronavirus concerns, IOC announced
On 24 March 2020, the IOC and the Tokyo Organizing Committee officially announced that due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics […]