For two decades, the African Union (AU) has been “a gold standard of regional co-operation”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the fifth UN-AU Annual Conference on Wednesday in New York. He highlighted the wide range of progress made through collaboration, from frameworks around peace, security and sustainable development, to joint missions and programmes for humanitarian operations, […]
Continue ReadingGambella, Ethiopia – “My only joy is my child, I don’t have anything else in life,” says Nyabel Jock, a 19-year-old South Sudanese refugee, during her regular pregnancy check-up at the Jewi Health Centre, Jewi Refugee Camp, Gambella, Ethiopia. Nyabel fled to Ethiopia more than five years ago from Nasir in the Upper Nile state […]
Continue ReadingSudan’s army said Saturday “several” soldiers had been killed in an attack by armed groups and militias linked to the Ethiopian military in a disputed fertile border region. Relations between Khartoum and Addis Ababa have soured over Al-Fashaqa, a border zone long cultivated by Ethiopian farmers but claimed by Sudan. “Our forces tasked with securing […]
Continue Reading25 November 2021, Addis Ababa – On 16 November 2021, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate people aged 12 years and above. The Ministry has deployed over 28,000 vaccinators and more than 6.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the campaign, namely, Sinopharm, AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, […]
Continue ReadingHealth Minister Dr Lia Taddesee appreciated the Chinese government for its continued support in strengthening the health system of Ethiopia. The Minister made the remark during a ceremony organized to thank the Chinese Medical team who are leaving after serving for a year at Tirunesh Bejing Hospital. Tirunesh Bejing Hospital, which is also known as […]
Continue ReadingThe Africa Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said that it is working to provide 900 million people with COVID-19 vaccine across the continent. Africa CDC Head, Dr Benjamin Djoudalbaye told ENA that Africa CDC has so far secured 400 million COVID-19 vaccines for African countries. Yet, to vaccinate the 900 million people […]
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