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Dr Boureima Hama Sambo, WHO Representative to Ethiopia, presenting his credentials to the Ethiopian State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Dr Markos Tekle.

The New WHO Representative to Ethiopia presents his credentials to State Minister of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

The recently appointed WHO Representative to Ethiopia, Dr Boureima…

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WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International Joint Statement on WPD: WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International urge to sustain the gain in eradicating polio and continue their joint effort for the end result

24th October 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Marking the commemoration of…

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Ethiopia commemorates 1st World Patient Safety Day

Ethiopia marks the first Annual World Patient Safety Day by adding…

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Ethiopia to celebrate its New Year tomorrow, 12th September

Today, Pagume 6 is the last day of Ethiopian year 2011; Ethiopia will…

mOPV2 vaccination in Fafan zone of Somali region

Countries launch synchronized cross border campaign to fight against polio: Somali region of Ethiopia alone to vaccinate over half million under 5 children

Polio is a highly infectious, debilitating disease which affects…

Senior Government and UN officials showing their commitment to end cholera by 2030

Ethiopia joins global efforts to end cholera by 2030

23 July 2019: Addis Ababa – The responsibility to eliminate cholera…

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Countries strategize their plan on Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) to end preventable child death

Globally, 5.4 million children under the age of 5 died in 2017.…

Ethiopia joins global efforts to end cholera by 2030

23 July 2019: Addis Ababa – The responsibility to eliminate cholera…

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Ethiopia, Somaliland and Puntland jointly plan for the synchronized HoA cross-border polio response

The second synchronized Horn of Africa cross-border polio…

Participants included 31 PHEOC trainers from 22 Member States of the WHO African Region and the WHO Mediterranean Region

Public Health Emergency Operations Centres strengthened through training

In response to the more than 100 public health emergencies that occur…