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Fresher air, cleaner lungs: Ethiopia expands smoke-free zones

Fresher air, cleaner lungs: Ethiopia expands smoke-free zones

Dereje Amsalu is breathing easier nowadays. The manager of the…
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measles vaccination campaign SNNP

Ethiopia conducts a measles vaccination campaign to respond to an outbreak in three regions

A measles vaccination campaign was conducted in Ethiopia from…
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the 2nd round #polio vaccination campaign

Ethiopia kicks off the second-round polio campaign with the new tool “nOPV2 vaccine” to tackle an ongoing polio outbreak

17 April 2022, Addis Ababa –On 15 April 2022, Ethiopia kicked off the…
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Campaign 2 COVID-19 vaccine

More than 21 million people have received at least one dose of vaccine as Ethiopia marks one year of COVID-19 vaccination

Addis Ababa, 16 March 2022—One year ago, Ethiopia received its first…
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COVID-19 laboratory

Improving response as Ethiopia marks two years since first COVID-19 case

Addis Ababa, March 13, 2022 – Two years ago on March 13, 2020,…
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A JOINT GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA AND UNITED NATIONS ETHIOPIA HIGH LEVEL MISSION VISITS DROUGHT AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN SOMALI AND OROMIA REGIONS

A JOINT GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA AND UNITED NATIONS ETHIOPIA HIGH LEVEL MISSION VISITS DROUGHT AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN SOMALI AND OROMIA REGIONS

A joint high-level mission led by the Ministries of Health and…
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AWUOR, Ochieng at the training

WHO Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia launch training on clinical management of rape for first-line service providers

WHO, in collaboration with UNFPA, Ministry of Health, and Ethiopian…
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ETHIOPIA COMMEMORATES WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES DAY CALLING FOR EQUITY, POLITICAL WILL AND PARTNER COMM

ETHIOPIA COMMEMORATES WORLD NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES DAY CALLING FOR EQUITY, POLITICAL WILL AND PARTNER

On 31 January 2022, ETHIOPIA commemorated World Neglected Tropical…
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A 14-year-old girl received HPV vaccine at her school in Addis Ababa, January 2022

Ethiopia to vaccinate over 1.8 million girls against human papillomavirus as part of drive to prevent cervical cancer

A human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign that aims to…
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WHO delivers 500 cylinders to EPHI as part of the donation of 3000 cylinders to support COVID-19 case management in Ethiopia

WHO donates 3,000 oxygen cylinders to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute to strengthen the capacity of COVID-19 treatment centres

On 30 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered to…
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