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WHO delivers 500 cylinders to EPHI as part of the donation of 3000 cylinders to support COVID-19 case management in Ethiopia

WHO donates 3,000 oxygen cylinders to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute to strengthen the capacity of COVID-19 treatment centres

On 30 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered to…
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Ethiopia is conducting a COVID-19 vaccination campaign to protect the public/

Ethiopia launches a COVID-19 vaccination campaign targeting the 12 years and above population

On 16 November 2021, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a…
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Nurse Ketsela Amare at the Ethiopian Diabetes Association

Helping diabetic patients live positively

Volunteers and staff at the Ethiopian Diabetes Association educate…
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Vaccinators in Addis Ababa going house to house to administer nOPV2 vaccine to under-five children

Ethiopia launches the first ever nOPV2 vaccination campaign alongside commemoration of World Polio Day

On 22 October 2021, Ethiopia launched a polio vaccination campaign…
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Vaccinators in Addis Ababa going house to house to administer nOPV2 vaccine to under-five children

Joint statement by WHO-UNICEF-ROTARY on World Polio Day

Today, as the world commemorates World Polio Day with the theme, “One…
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WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

WHO logistics hub airlifts its largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered…
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WHO donates real-time PCR machines and related supplies to EPHI.

The World Health Organization donates laboratory equipment and supplies to strengthen laboratory capacity for COVID-19 testing in Ethiopia

On August 5, 2021, the World Health Organization donated three real-…
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A frontline health worker in Ethiopia shares her journey of caring for COVID-19 patients: How the COVID-19 vaccine encouraged her to do more with less fear

A frontline health worker in Ethiopia shares her journey of caring for COVID-19 patients: How the COVID-19 vaccine encouraged her to do more with less fear

Asmera Seyum is one of the frontline workers in Ethiopia who has been…
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Selamawit administers oral cholera vaccine to a young girl at Yekatit 23 IDP camp in Mekelle

A new nurse finds purpose as a volunteer vaccinator in Tigray

Selamawit Araya is a volunteer nurse serving displaced people in…
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WHO awards Ethiopian Official, Ms Heran Gerba in honor of her fight for tobacco control

WHO awards Ethiopian official Ms Heran Gerba in honor of her fight for tobacco control

Addis Ababa - Ms. Heran Gerba, Director General (DG), Ethiopia Food…
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