South Africa set to expand vaccine manufacturing
To support South Africa and the African continent increase vaccine manufacturing capacity and reduce reliance on imports, a…
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African Development Bank approves health infrastructure strategy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved its Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure…
Harar of Ethiopia gets cancer treatment center
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia today inaugurates a new cancer treatment center in Harar City of Harari…
IFC, KARL STORZ partner to improve African healthcare services
KARL STORZ, manufacturer of endoscope today joins International Finance Corporation’s (IFC’s) Africa Medical Equipment Facility to help Africa’s…
EIB pledges 500 million euro to strengthen African public health
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to pledge 500 million euro under partnership launched today by World…
Ten million people in Ethiopia took COVID-19 vaccine
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia said so far, a total of ten million people have taken COVID-19…
Africa cannot outsource its healthcare security
“Africa cannot outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others”, said African Development Bank Group President Dr…
Ethiopia advised to invest in fighting child marriage
Two UN agencies (UNICEF and UNFPA) advised the Government of Ethiopia to invest more in fighting child marriage…
Africa records 1.1 million new cancer cases
Every year Africa records around 1.1 million new cases of cancer, resulting in up to 700 000 deaths.
U.S. donates 1,680,120 Pfizer Vaccines to Ethiopia
To help fight the spread of COVID-19, the Embassy of the United States in Ethiopia announced the arrival…
Foundation continues to create a better, fairer world
In his annual letter Mark Suzman, CEO and now Board member of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,…
Gates Foundation, Wellcome pledge $300 million to tackle COVID-19
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wellcome each pledged US$150 million for a total of US$300 million…
Northern Ethiopia faces medical supplies shortage, says ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is ‘profoundly concerned” over availability of medical treatment,…
WHO approves two drugs for COVID-19 treatment
The World Health Organization (WHO) today recommended two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19.
Ethiopia COVID-19 weekly deaths doubles
The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia report shows that the number of weekly deaths has doubled during last…
Ethiopia finds 35 percent COVID-19 positive
The daily COVID-19 test results of Ethiopia for December 30, 2021 shows that 35 percent of the total…
TPLF vandalized, looted 2,921 health centers in Ethiopia
The Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), which has invaded Amhara and Afar regions after the withdrawal of Ethiopian…
African nations set to scale COVID-19 immunisation
Following the UAE’s multilateral in-kind contribution and commitment to UNICEF to support COVAX in its global vaccine distribution…
Ethiopia commemorates Universal Health Coverage Day
Ethiopia commemorates Universal Health Coverage Day with a high-level advocacy event with the call to Leave No One’s…
Ethiopia urges UNESCO, WHO to condemn damages by TPLF
An official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia who met officials of United Nations Educational, Scientific…
Development community calls for universal vaccine access
Cabo Verde President José Maria Neves on Thursday joined the development community in calling for urgent universal vaccine…
United States donates Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine to Ethiopia
The Embassy of the United States in Ethiopia is pleased to announce the arrival of 1,552,590 doses of…
Democratic Republic of Congo detects Ebola virus disease
The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced that a new laboratory confirmed…
U.S. donates Johnson & Johnson vaccines to Ethiopia
The United States presented 453,600 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 single-shot vaccine today to the people…
Germany provides 271.200 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia
The German Federal Government provided 271.200 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Ethiopia as part of Germany’s efforts to ensure…
WHO appoints Gordon Brown as Ambassador for Global Health Financing
The World Health Organization today announced the appointment of The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister of…
Policy to fortify foods transforms Ethiopia’s health, GDP
Ethiopia’s Government spending of $3.8 million over the next 10 years could save tens of thousands of lives,…
Report finds stark disparities in COVID-19 impacts
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today launched its fifth annual Goalkeepers Report, featuring an updated global dataset…
An NGO accuses Ethiopian Airlines for unsafely transporting animals
Ethiopian Airlines is shipping live wild animals around the world unsafely for luxury use as exotic pets from…
African Health Ministers to discuss continental health challenges
Ministers of Health and representatives from African countries are set to meet virtually for the Seventy-first session of…