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The unified support and advocacy of Organization of African Union First Ladies will be crucial for kicking polio out of Africa.

African First Ladies Unite to End Polio

The African Union First Ladies made a call for action on 31 January…
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Maternal mortality is declining steadily in Ethiopia, but more efforts are needed to meet the MDG target

Using Data to Save Lives

Every day, approximately 35 women die in Ethiopia from preventable…
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WHO and partners training health workers at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa.

WHO and Partners Come Together to Reinforce Ebola Preparedness in High Risk Countries

The evolving Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak highlights the risk…
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“I encourage all mothers to give birth at a health facility and seek post-natal care after delivery. No woman should die while giving life.” – Sister Beletech Tekle, Midwife, Addis Ababa.

No Woman Should Die while Giving Life: Safe motherhood month calls for zero home deliveries

Every year, the month January, is marked as safe motherhood month to…
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The fourth Ethiopian HIV/AIDS Prevention Summit drew attention to the concerning rise in HIV prevalence in the region.

Somali Region Intensifies HIV Prevention Efforts

The fourth Ethiopian HIV/AIDS Prevention Summit, held in Jigjiga,…
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Ebola preparedness supplies at the isolation centre in Addis Ababa.

Ebola Preparedness Continues in Ethiopia

The ongoing epidemic of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa…
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Coordinators and participants of the TB training.

Tuberculosis Programme Managers' Capacity Strengthened through WHO Training Course

A WHO training course fortuberculosis (TB) control programme managers…
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Guinea worm emerging from the patient's knee.

New Guinea Worm Case Confirmed in Ethiopia

A new Dracunculiasis (commonly known as Guinea Worm Disease) case has…
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The high-level delegation with Doollo Zonal Administration in front of the WHO/UNICEF Polio Operations Base in Wardher town on 5 January 2015.

Ethiopia Marks 365 Days without Polio

Wardher. 6 January 2015. Since 5 January 2014 no new cases of wild…
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L-R: YongWhan Kim, Deputy Representative, KOICA Ethiopia; Kebba O’Jaiteh, Outbreak Crisis and Response Coordinator, WHO Ethiopia; Daddi Jimma, Deputy Director General of EPHI and Chair of the National Ebola Preparedness and Response Technical Working Group; Pierre M’Pele-Kilebou, WHO Representative to Ethiopia; Admas Tefera, Preparedness, Surveillance and Response Programme Coordinator, WHO Ethiopia; ByungHwa Lee, KOICA Resident Representative to Ethiopia; Mer’Awi Aragaw, Public Health Emergencies Advisor t

KOICA and WHO Join Forces to Support Ebola Preparedness in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa. 29 December 2014 – Korea International Cooperation…
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