Ethiopia News

Hawassa, Ethiopia | July 2026 – The Ethiopian Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and with support from Irish Aid, has launched a Case management followed by  National Training of Trainers (ToT) on the revised WHO 2025 Training Package for the Inpatient Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), marking an important step towards the revision of the national training package towards improving the quality of  care for children with severe wasting and related medical complications.

Emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, climate-related health threats, demographic shifts, noncommunicable diseases, shrinking fiscal space and rapidly evolving technologies are reshaping health systems around the world. In this increasingly complex environment, intuition, tradition and experience alone are no longer enough.

Somewhere in Ethiopia today, a mother survives childbirth because a stranger donated blood. A child battling severe anemia regains strength because someone took a few minutes to roll up a sleeve and donate. Another person, living with corneal blindness,, can see the faces of loved ones again because a grieving family honored the wish of a cornea donor.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 5 June 2026 – In a powerful demonstration of solidarity and commitment to healthier lifestyles, United Nations staff members and their families gathered at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) compound in Addis Ababa on Friday, 5 June 2026, to commemorate World Hypertension Day through a mass sports activity and relay race aimed at raising awareness about hypertension and promoting physical activity.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 June 2026 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia Country Office and the Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) are entering a new era of strategic collaboration aimed at advancing health research, innovation, local pharmaceutical production, and health security in Ethiopia and beyond.

Adama, Ethiopia, 26 March 2026 — Ethiopia has taken important steps to strengthen patient safety across its health system, as highlighted during a national review meeting of the Global Patient Safety Collaborative held in Adama.

The meeting brought together representatives from the Ministry of Health, 24 health facilities implementing the Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework, partner organizations, professional associations, and patient representatives to assess progress, share lessons learned, and identify priorities for scaling up patient safety interventions nationwide.

Ethiopia commemorated World TB Day 2026 from 27-29 March 2026 through a three-day national event, bringing together government leaders, researchers, partners, civil society organizations, and TB-affected communities to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB)

This year’s commemoration, held under the theme “Yes! We Can End TB: Led by countries, powered by people,” featured the National Tuberculosis Research Conference organized by the Oromia Regional Health Bureau in collaboration with the Ethiopian Public Health Institute.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — March 2026 The World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia Country Office played a decisive role in the rapid containment of the Ethiopia ’s first-ever Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak, successfully interrupting transmission within a short period and enabling the official closure of the outbreak on 26 January 2026. The achievement marks a major milestone in Ethiopia’s public health response and demonstrates the effectiveness of coordinated, multi-level emergency operations.