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Anneka Knutsson, Head of Development Cooperation (SIDA), signs ‘Accelerating Progress for Maternal and Newborn Health’ programme document

Ethiopia and its partners working together to achieve MDG 5

15 Nov 2013 - Five United Nations agencies, known as UNH4+ (UNAIDS,…

Dr Kesetebirhan Admasu, Minister of Health, speaking at the opening of the 16th ARM on 15 October in Dire Dawa

Crossing the MDG finish line and visioning for the future of the health sector in Ethiopia

Dire Dawa. 16 October 2014 – The 16th Annual Review Meeting (ARM) of…

The FMoH-WHO-APOC delegation with the Benishangul-Gumuz regional leadership

High-Level Mission to Strengthen the Onchocerciasis Control Program in Benishangul-Gumuz Region

Assosa. 10 October 2014 – A high-level joint mission led by Dr Kebede…

Opening the first Session of the Ethiopian Onchocerciasis Elimination Expert Advisory Committee

Ethiopia Establishes Expert Advisory Committee for River Blindness Elimination

Addis Ababa. 7 October 2014 – The Ethiopian Onchocerciasis…

Dr Fahmi Ahmed of WHO Ethiopia and Dr El Shafi M Ahmed of MSF Holland on a supervisory visit to an Ebola isolation and treatment center in Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia Heightens Ebola Preparedness

WHO works closely with the Federal Ministry of Health and partners in…

WHO Representative, Dr Pierre M'pele-Kilebou delivering a keynote address at the Ethiopia Healthcare Infrastructure & Pharma Investment Summit.

The First Healthcare Infrastructure and Pharmaceutical Investment Summit holds in Addis Ababa

WHO works with the Government of Ethiopia to strengthen local…

Dr Mathewos Assefa checks on patient who has from Gondar, Amhara region, to receive treatment in Addis Ababa.

Cancer - a Growing Public Health Concern for Ethiopia

WHO teams up with Black Lion Hospital to improve cancer treatment…

East African countries urged to strengthen measures against Ebola

NAIROBI. 17 SEPTEMBER 2014 - A two-day High Level Multi-Sectoral…

Dr Mary Tapgun, African Union Commission Medical Services Directorate, Dr Pierre M’Pele-Kilebou, WHO Representative to Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, and Ms. Wynne Musabayana, Deputy Head of Division, African Union Commission Information and Communication Directorate, and H.E. Amidou Toure, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso, briefed the media on Ebola at the African Union, 13 August 2014.

Ethiopia Strengthens Preparedness for Ebola

Following the outbreak in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria, …

The delegates saw immunization taking place at Adisalem Health Centre, Oromia Region

Parliamentarians Visit WHO to See the Results of Canada's Investment

Improving the health of mothers, newborns and children and reducing…