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A campaign to vaccinate 27 million Ethiopians between one and 29 years of age against Meningococcal Meningitis A began in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Oromia Region and Addis Ababa in October; the campaing will be completed by 7 November 2014.

ADDIS ABABA | 7 APRIL – Ethiopia commemorated World Health Day themed, “How safe is your food? From farm to plate – make food safe!” in events in Addis Ababa, the Capital, and Jimma Town of Oromiya Regional State.

In Addis Ababa, a symposium organized by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health that brought together the health, agriculture, water, trade and private sectors as well as regulatory and standardization bodies, consumers and the media took place in the presence of the State Minister of Health and the WHO Representative in Ethiopia. 

The final lap of a distance race is often the most difficult one, but in a land of runners – like Ethiopia – it is not as daunting as one might assume. The finish line
is within sight and the medal is dangling in the air, everything is possible with the right determination and perseverance.

The 16th Annual Review Meeting (ARM) of the Health Sector Development Programme was organized by the Federal Ministry of Health, 15-17 October, in Dire Dawa under the theme "Crossing the finish line and envisioning beyond: Towards equitable and better quality health services in Ethiopia".

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have a longstanding and strong partnership in Africa, consisting of technical and financial collaboration. To enhance their strategic cooperation on HIV/AIDS, WHO and CDC conducted a multi-country grant implementation and strategic review meeting on 9-11 March 2015 in Addis Ababa. CDC and WHO staff from Headquarters and Regional Offices, as well as the country offices of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa and Uganda, took part in the meeting.

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The World Health Organization’s Ethiopia Country Office hosted the WHO Consultative Bi-Regional Meeting on the Status of The Implementation of Visceral Leishmaniasis Control Strategies and Epidemiological Situations in Eastern Africa that was organized and facilitated by WHO Headquarters. 

The 10th TB Research Annual Conference was held in Adama, Oromia Region, on 21-23 March 2015 preceding the World TB Day commemoration in Asella, Oromia, on 24 March 2015. The Conference, organized by the Ministry of Health, the TB Research Advisory Committee, Oromia Regional Health Bureau, Arsi University and Adama Hospital Medical College, was attended by more than 300 participants from the Ministry and its agencies, regional health bureaus, academia, research and partner organizations like the World Health Organization in Ethiopia.

Addis Ababa. 13 November 2014 – The first round polio National Immunization Days (NID) in 2014 kicked off today in Addis Ababa in a ceremony held at Edget Betigil Kindergarten in Lideta Sub-City of Addis Ababa.  The launching ceremony, organized by the Federal Ministry of Health and the Addis Ababa City Health Bureau, was attended by the World Health Organization and polio partners. 

The eighth World Malaria Day was celebrated for the eighth time on 25 April 2015 in Hawassa, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) in a colorful event that called for renewed commitment and increased investment towards Malaria control and elimination. The message of this year’s World Malaria Day is, “Invest in the Future.