Ethiopia Intensifies Action against Vector-Borne Diseases. ore than half the world’s population is at risk of vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, yellow fever, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis and lymphatic f…
Read moreWHO Declares Polio Spread Public Health Emergency of International Concern. On 5 May 2014, WHO declared the spread of wild poliovirus as a “public health emergency of international concern,” and issued Temporary Recom…
Read moreJigjiga. 13 June 2014 – Synchronized polio supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) were launched on 13 June 2014 in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti to accelerate progress to end polio in the Horn of Africa. The…
Read moreMore than 124,000 refugees have fled South Sudan to Ethiopia since the outbreak of violence last December and they are staying in four camps in Ethiopia's western Gambella Regional State, run by the Administration f…
Read moreWHO Mental Health Report on Refugee Camps in Gambella Region 10 – 17 May 2014, Gambella, Ethiopia WHO Mental Health Report on Refugee Camps in Gambella Region
Read moreAddis Ababa. 29 April 2014 – The 18th meeting of the WHO Alliance for Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020, GET2020, opened on 28 April 2014 at the United Nations Conference Center in Addis Ababa, in the presence …
Read moreBAHIR DAR, 25 April 2014. The past decade has seen unprecedented progress in malaria control. Cases and deaths have declined dramatically worldwide, but most especially in sub-Saharan Africa. World Malaria Day, 25 A…
Read moreGondar. 23 April 2014 – The fourth African Vaccination Week (AVW) kicked off with the theme "Vaccination – a shared responsibility" in Gondar, Amhara Region, on 23 April 2014. The goal of AVW, which runs from the 23…
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