USAID concludes Health Sector Financing Reform project in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today marked the end of its five-year Health Sector Financing…
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Foundation carries out 100,000th trachoma surgery in Ethiopia
International development organization the Fred Hollows Foundation, in partnership with the Government of Ethiopia and the Oromia Regional…
Eye Bank of Ethiopia celebrates 15th anniversary
The Eye Bank of Ethiopia (EBE) today celebrates its 15 years of service reversing corneal blindness through the…
Uganda towns secure funding to improve water, sanitation
In a bid to help Uganda improve heath and productivity in the country’s major towns, the African Development…
USAID helps Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against Ebola
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has contributed $8 million dollars to support the joint Government of…
Ethiopia inaugurates model water, waste management project
A model water supply, sanitation and waste management system is inaugurated today in Wukro town, Tigray Region of…
USAID Continue Fight against HIV in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) concluded its Mulu Most at Risk Populations Project to combat…
Addis Ababa host first African GS1 healthcare conference
Healthcare regulators from all over the world join international organisations to discuss fighting the spread of fake drugs…
Sweden provides humanitarian assistance for Ethiopian children
The Government of Sweden has provided $3 million to UNICEF Ethiopia’s 2018 Humanitarian Action for Children. The funds…
Report calls for domestic financing solutions to fight malaria
Launching a new report, the African Development Bank calls for domestic financing solutions alongside aid in fight against…
UNICEF, EU launch book on reducing malnutrition in Ethiopia
The European Union (EU) and UNICEF launched a photo book covering the health sector of Ethiopia, entitled “Ending…
African Development Bank supports Nigeria’s healthcare sector
Lagos State, Nigeria’s largest healthcare market, lacks an adequate supply of quality secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities with…
Addis Ababa launches campaign against spina bifida, hydrocephalus
The Addis Ababa Health Bureau announces its newest campaign to combat spina bifida and hydrocephalus, birth defects that…
South Sudan ends Guinea-worm disease transmission
The world’s newest nation, South Sudan, has succeeded in interrupting transmission of Guinea worm disease, the country’s minister…
IFAD leads on sustainable farming on World Water Day
A new report by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) shows that sustainable investment in freshwater ecosystems…
UK’s Butyl introduces products to Ethiopian market
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Butyl Products Group (BPG), United Kingdom’s company specialized in design, development, manufacture and…
Africa gets 48,000 babies on new year eve
Approximately 48,000 babies born in the Eastern and Southern Africa region on New Year’s Day, the UN Children’s…
Samaritan introduces special surgical center to Ethiopia
Samaritan Surgical Center has introduced a state of the art facility that incorporates the latest surgery theatres, pre-…
One in ten medicines in developing countries are counterfeit – WHO
An estimated 1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified,…
Novartis to fight cancer in Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania
Novartis, the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced today they will…
NEPAD Agency urges partners to address Africa’s heath challenges
At the Africa Week in New York, the chief of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency urges…
Africa launches Immunization Campaign.
As the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl Child, organizations in over ten countries launch the…
Merck Foundation set to increase number African oncologists
Merck Foundation supports the training of Twenty Future Oncologists in Africa through one and two year Oncology Fellowship…
USAID launches program for orphans, vulnerable children in Ethiopia
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) along its partners launched its new USAID Caring for Vulnerable…
Astrazeneca’s healthy heart Africa holds free blood pressure screening
AstraZeneca’s Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) programme announced plans to hold free major Blood Pressure screening events as part…
London set to host World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announces that the 6th Annual World Patient…
Speak Up Africa hosts second annual Gala in New York
Speak Up Africa hosted its second annual Gala with over 300 African Heads of State, First Ladies, world…
USAID launches $40 million community HIV care project in Ethiopia
The United States Government, through the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID), today announced the launch of the…
Life expectancy increases in Ethiopia, diarrhea, TB remain burdens
Life expectancy is growing in Ethiopia but the country continues to struggle with communicable diseases like diarrhea and…
Ethiopia introduces pedestrian penalties to cut road traffic accident
Ethiopian government has introduced a new directive that penalizes pedestrians who violate road traffic conducts.