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World Antibiotics Awareness week commemorated in Ethiopia

13 December 2017, Addis Ababa - Ethiopia commemorated the…

R to L Dr Akpaka Kalu, Representative to WHO Ethiopia in his address and Dr Mebratu Meles, State Minister to Ministry of Industry

Promoting Interagency Collaboration to Ensure Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Development in Ethiopia

A meeting on an interagency framework of collaboration for…

Ethiopia 2016 global adult tobacco survey (GATS)

Official launch of the Ethiopia 2016 global adult tobacco survey (GATS) findings

The Government of Ethiopia released its first ever GATS findings in a…

Dr Akpaka Kalu WHO Ethiopia Representative greeting Former president of FDRE Mr Girma Woldegiorgis

Ethiopia Commemorated World Polio Day

Ethiopia commemorated World Polio Day on October 24, 2017. The…

WHO, UNICEF and Rotary International urge to sustain the polio-free status of Ethiopia

Joint Statement on World Polio Day 24 October 2017, Addis Ababa:…

A child after geting Measles vaccination at Aroreys woreda of Ethiopia Somali regio

Integrated Measles and EOS campaign protects 2.6 million children in Ethiopia’s Somali Region

Measles is a highly infectious vaccine-preventable disease. While…

Kifa Bashir (center) in a discussion with the community leaders in Babile Woreda. Photo: WHO/Tseday Zerayacob

Looking out for Acute Watery Diarrhoea in Somali region: A day in the life of a World Health Organization (WHO) surveillance officer in Ethiopia’s Somali region

Kifa Bashir is a WHO Disease Surveillance Officer assigned to Faffan…

Policy Makers during a discussion following the opening remarks and presentations

Policy-makers in Ethiopia had a Forum to ensure an effective National Blood Transfusion System

Policy makers in Ethiopia had a forum on blood transfusion services…

Reaching key populations to prevent the spread of disease in Ethiopia

Reaching key populations to prevent the spread of disease in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, thousands of pilgrims flock to holy water sites for…

The Chief Medical Officer handing over Certificate of Participation to Dr Aschalen Workineh from the MoH Ethiopia

Countries Agree To Work towards Strengthening their Public Health Emergency Operations Centre

After five days of training and hard work, the first-ever East…