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A public school in Benishangul Gumuz

WHO works with the health and education sectors to ensure COVID-19 prevention measures are in place as schools reopen in Ethiopia

Schools in Ethiopia are reopening after nine months of closure…
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Polio

Ethiopia conducts polio vaccination campaigns to ensure the country remains polio free

In November 2020, Ethiopia conducted an oral polio vaccination…
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yellow fever

Ethiopia conducts a reactive yellow fever vaccination campaign to protect communities around an affected district

A yellow fever vaccination campaign targeting 700 000 people in…
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WHO Ethiopia COVID-19 Incident Management Team on a supportive supervision visit to the Gambella isolation and treatment center set up in the Gambella University premises

How Ethiopia prepared its health workforce for the COVID-19 response

Health workers are vital to the global response to COVID-19. With…
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Panel discussion on antimicrobial awareness, 20 November 2020

Ethiopia commemorates World Antimicrobial Awareness Week in a series of knowledge sharing and awareness creation events

Ethiopia commemorated World Antimicrobial Awareness Week on 18-24…
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Talk radio, teletherapy expands mental health services in Ethiopia

Talk radio, teletherapy expands mental health services in Ethiopia

The Erq Ma’ed – or ‘reconciliation table’ – social enterprise has…
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#Endpolio

WHO, UNICEF and ROTARY reaffirm their commitment to sustain Africa’s polio-free status by ensuring Ethiopia stays polio-free

       
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COVID-19 genome sequencing laboratory network launches in Africa

COVID-19 genome sequencing laboratory network launches in Africa

With several African countries now expanding COVID-19 testing, the…
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JANS

The Minister of Health of Ethiopia launches a joint assessment of the Health Sector Transformation Plan II 2020-2024

The Ethiopian Minister of Health, Dr Lia Tadesse, officially launched…
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Ethiopia vaccinates nearly 15 million children against measles despite COVID-19 challenges

Ethiopia vaccinates nearly 15 million children against measles despite COVID-19 challenges

Nearly 15 million children have been vaccinated against measles in…
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