The Need Almost half a million children are projected to suffer from wasting in 2022 in Tigray region, and it is estimated that 93,000 children could develop a severe form of wasting putting them at risk of death. A child suffering from severe wasting is nine time more likely to die than a well-nourished child. […]
Continue ReadingFind and treat campaigns Find and treat campaigns began in August 2021. By Aug 2022, 20 Woredas had carried out find and treat campaigns reaching 88% of the targeted children U5 (209,181) and 98% of PLWs (55,957) with MUAC screening and providing treatment for the malnourished while linking them with a follow-up OTP or SC […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed has extended best wishes to Ethiopians on the celebration of the Meskel Festival. Meskel is an annual religious holiday celebrated among the Ethiopian Christians to commemorate the discovery of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. The annual bonfire lighting ceremony, on the eve of the anniversary of Meskel on […]
Continue ReadingSingaporean Ambassador to Ethiopia, A. Selverajah has presented his copy of credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Protocol today. The Chief of Protocol of the Ministry, Demeke Atenafu, received copies of the credentials. Welcoming the Ambassador, the Chief of Protocol expressed the long-standing diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Singapore that date back […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday 23 September, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, set out how the government would fulfil its commitment to cut taxes for people and businesses and announced wider supply side policies to grow the economy. Building on this, as the Growth Plan set out on Friday, Cabinet Ministers will […]
Continue ReadingThe Government of Ethiopia has urged international aid agencies to carry out their responsibilities efficiently and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches the targeted beneficiaries and not TPLF combatants. In a statement Government Communication Service issued today said that the terrorist TPLF has continued using humanitarian aid delivery vehicles for warfare. The statement noted that the […]
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