WFP provides nutritious food to Ethiopian families fleeing violence
It’s been a difficult few months for 25-year-old Etenesh. In May this year she and her two daughters had to flee their home in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, when their small…
WFP project freshens up diets in northern Ethiopia
Gudai Sette, a mother of two, feeds her 1-year-old child scrambled eggs in her home in Dana village, in the Amhara region of North Western Ethiopia. She is one of 43,000 community…
IBM researchers assist Kenya combat extreme drought conditions
IBM scientists in Kenya have unveiled a water management service platform (WMaaSP) to address the needs of approximately three million Kenyans living in the remote northern regions of the country.
Experts Meet in Accra to Improve Road Safety in Africa
Every year, road crashes are estimated to claim over 300,000 lives in Africa. The African region has 2 per cent of the world’s registered vehicles but a disproportionate 16 per cent of…
Ethiopia’s Paradoxical Narratives of Sanitation
By Mekonnen Teshome Tollera – Ethiopia, through its unique Health Extension Program (HEP), has registered quite impressive results in the promotion of community and household-level hygiene and sanitation. To this end, reports…
Breastfeeding jumpstarts future generation wellbeing
As World Breastfeeding Week kicks off this year, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to push breastfeeding as a means to give children a vital head start to their future…
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 Reform/Health Finance and Governance Project in Ethiopia. The project has helped more than 16…
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 Health Bureau, has carried out its 100,000th trachomatous trichiasis surgery in the Oromia region.
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 collection and processing of donor corneas.
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 Bank has approved a $62 million concessional loan to finance its Strategic Towns Water…
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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Response…
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 Ethiopia.
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 HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia and launch of a new follow-on project, HIV Services for Key…
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 and the need to secure the healthcare supply chain in Africa.