Over 20 leaders, including ministers of health and energy, heads of international organizations and senior representatives from civil society institutions…
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WHO supports people quitting tobacco
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) ‘Commit to Quit’ tobacco campaign has made resources from its Quitting Toolkit freely available to…
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WHO lists additional COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) today listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for this…
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WHO calls for better hand hygiene
The World Health Organization (WHO) highlights the urgent need to reduce inequalities in the availability of good hand hygiene and…
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Malaria vaccine reaches 650,000 children in Kenya, Ghana, Malawi
Two years on from the launch of a pilot program, more than 1.7 million doses of the world’s first malaria…
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Ethiopia gives COVID-19 vaccination for health workers
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia on Saturday begins vaccination of COVID-19 with a high-level national event held at Eka…
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How Africa manufactures to meet its pharmaceutical needs
Side events for the seventh Session of the African Regional Forum for Sustainable Development (ARFSD) kicked off virtually on Thursday…
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Canada supports primary healthcare services in Ethiopia
The World Health Organization office in Ethiopia has secured 9.9 million Canadian dollars from the Government of Canada. The funding…
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UN agency receives reports of rising hunger in Tigray
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Tuesday that it is “receiving reports of…
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Does United Nations know who heads WHO?
OPINION- By Addis G. Tadesse – World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom went political in his new year…
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WHO chief solicits military support for TPLF militias
The former Foreign Minister of Ethiopia and current chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom, has been…
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Ethiopia shuts banks in Tigray after “TPLF robbery”
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has closed all banks branches in Tigray Region of Ethiopia following “robbery by the…
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WHO to investigate sexual exploitation in DRC
The World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in Ebola response in the Democratic Republic…
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Guinea-worm disease returns to Ethiopia
Guinea-worm disease, an illness caused by a parasitic worm, spotted once again in Gambella Region of Ethiopia after two years.
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