Ethiopia confirms 3 new COVID-19 infections
The Ministry of health of Ethiopia announced that it has found three more individuals infected by the global…
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Four more African countries reported COVID-19
Seven new countries /territories/areas including four African countries (Djibouti, Gambia, Zambia, Mauritius) have reported cases of coronavirus (COVID-19),…
New drug to rescue leishmaniasis patients in Africa
Leishmaniasis patients in Eastern Africa may soon benefit from a new drug set to be developed by collaboration…
Innovate For Life announces finalists from Ethiopia, Kenya
Innovate for Life in partnership with The Elsevier Foundation, Mettā Nairobi and Accenture Development Partnerships announced the finalists…
Qatar provides $18 million to Ethiopia kidney center
The Government of Qatar has signed agreement with the Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia to provide $18 million…
South East Asia adviced to combat COVID-19 aggressively
The World Health Organization today called on Member states in South-East Asia Region to urgently scale-up aggressive measures…
Ethiopia shuts schools to stop coronavirus spread
The Government of Ethiopia today announced shutting all schools for two weeks across the country to prevent to…
Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia and the national public health institute today confirmed the first case of…
Kenya confirms first Coronavirus case
Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe confirmed the first Coronavirus case, a Kenyan national who recently returned home…
African health ministers to discuss coronavirus in Ethiopia
The health ministers from different African countries are set to gather IN Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tomorrow to discuss…
Sanitation lesson for Ethiopia from India
BY MEKONNEN TESHOME TOLLERA – About a year ago a report by the African development bank rated Ethiopia…
Ethiopia quarantines four Coronavirus suspects
Four Ethiopian nationals are quarantined in Addis Ababa suspected of acquiring the deadly coronavirus, which is originated from…
World Animal Protection applauds China’s wildlife trade ban
With the aim of containing the spread of Corona virus, the World Animal Protection Africa office applauds China’s…
MSU of United States partners with hospital in Ethiopia
Through animated video, two Michigan State University (MSU) professors in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources are…
Eight thousand Ethiopians commit suicide annually
The number of people who commit suicide in Ethiopia every year has reached 8, 000, reports indicate.
Ethiopia targets full water, sanitation access
The Government of Ethiopia has set an ambitious target to provide full water, sanitation and electricity access to…
Saudi provides $140 million loan to Ethiopia
The Government of Saudi Arabia has provided $140 million soft loan to the Government of Ethiopia supporting health…
U.S. assists opening of National Blood Bank in Ethiopia
The United States government has assisted the opening of a $5 million national blood bank in Ethiopia.
U.S. helps Ethiopia’s Afar community get drinking water
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with DuPont Water Solutions and the…
Car accident consumes 23 lives in Ethiopia
Around 23 people (17 male and 6 female) reported dead on Monday in a single road traffic accident…
United States assists Ethiopia to end tuberculosis
The United States and Ethiopia officially signed a new statement of partnership agreement to continue working closely together…
Ethiopia takes tight measures to prevent Ebola virus
Ethiopia, whose national airlines has daily flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where Ebola outbreak has…
Road traffic accidents consume 5,118 lives in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has lost 5,118 lives in one year due to road traffic accident, while over ten thousand are…
U.S assistance reduces TB burden in Ethiopia
The assistance of the United States has contributed to improvements in Ethiopia’s ability to detect, diagnose, and treat…
Cholera victims’ number in Ethiopia surpasses 600
The total number of cholera outbreak victims in Ethiopia including the capital city, Addis Ababa, has reached 614,…
Ethiopia bans cooking oil, children foods brands
The food and drugs regulatory authority of Ethiopia has banned several food products and brands from the market…
UNICEF appoints new representative in Ethiopia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appoints a new representative in Ethiopia. The newly-appointed UNICEF Representative in Ethiopia…
Indian top movie star Priyanka Chopra visits Ethiopia
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and top Indian movie star Priyanka Chopra Jonas visits Ethiopia this week and met refugee…
HIV/AIDS leads to 17,181 deaths in Ethiopia in 2017
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – A research paper released by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) reveals that…
Acute water diarrhea outbreak kills 3 people in Ethiopia
The outbreak of Acute water diarrhea (AWD) has killed three people in North Gondar Tselemt area in Amhara…