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Inside Africa’s drive to boost medicines and vaccine manufacturing

Inside Africa’s drive to boost medicines and vaccine manufacturing

With COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Africa slowing down, the continent…
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WHO and the Tigray Regional Health Bureau reactivate the Tigray toll-free COVID-19 call center

WHO and the Tigray Regional Health Bureau reactivate the Tigray toll-free COVID-19 call center

The Tigray Region toll-free call center 6244 was relaunched in…
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WHO and regional health bureaus launch a nationwide health campaign to promote handwashing and use of face masks

WHO and regional health bureaus launch a nationwide health campaign to promote handwashing and use of face masks

The World Health Organization in Ethiopia, in collaboration with…
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WHO Regional Director for Africa wraps up visit to Ethiopia

WHO Regional Director for Africa wraps up visit to Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr…
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WHO launches an Emergency Medical Team Training Centre in Addis Ababa

WHO launches an Emergency Medical Team Training Centre in Addis Ababa

On 14 April 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the…
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Vaccinates

Ethiopia vaccinates 5.8 million under-five children against polio

A four-day polio campaign has been conducted house to house to…
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frontline field epidemiology training

WHO Ethiopia supports frontline field epidemiology training of health professionals from the police and defense forces

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) is collaborating with…
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Sr Martha Tadesse

Ethiopia introduces COVID-19 vaccine in a national launching ceremony

Launching ceremonies were also held at all the regional capitals
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COVID-19 vaccines

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

Addis Ababa, 07 March 2021 – Today, Ethiopia has received 2.184…
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WHO launches first Mass Casualty Management (MCM) training in Addis Ababa

WHO launches first Mass Casualty Management (MCM) training in Addis Ababa

WHO Emergency Medical Team (EMT) in collaboration with WHO Academy…
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