Africa must prioritize pharmaceutical self-reliance by boosting local medicine production rooted in global quality standards, said Dr Owen Laws Kaluwa, WHO Representative to Ethiopia, in a keynote address delivered at a …
Read moreThe Ethio-Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) Project held its first Annual Review Meeting from 9 to 11 July 2025 in Bishoftu, Ethiopia. The review brought together high-level government officials, tech…
Read moreThe Federal Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP), officially launched the Joint UN Initiative for the Prevent…
Read moreOn 24 May 2025, Moyale Hospital reported a suspected case of Mpox in a 21-day-old female newborn presenting with generalized skin lesions and high-grade fever, resulting from exposure to her parents. Subsequent testing c…
Read moreEthiopia has successfully concluded the second round of its nationwide novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) campaign, reaching more than 16.8 million children across ten regions. Led by the Ministry of Health and the …
Read moreEthiopia has successfully completed its 2025 nationwide integrated measles campaign, reaching an impressive 18,570,244 children—99% of the targeted population. The ten-day campaign kicked off on 14 May 2025 across 12 reg…
Read moreAfrican Vaccination Week in Ethiopia marked a pivotal moment to advance the Big Catch-Up (BCU) initiative by raising awareness, engaging communities, and enhancing vaccination efforts. A high-level advocacy visit was con…
Read moreHUMANITARIAN OVERVIEWEthiopia has continued its efforts in mounting intensified robust response to the multiple, prolonged complex humanitarian emergencies in country. Most of the emergencies are precipitated by internal…
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