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EU-IGAD COVID-19 Response Programme Marks Fifteen Months Of Implementation At Project Steering Committee Meeting

November 25, 2021November 26, 2021User2

The EU-IGAD COVID-19 Response programme hosted its 4th Project Steering Committee meeting in Djibouti, from 23rd to 24th November, 2021, with senior representatives of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the Delegation of the European Union to Djibouti, UNOPS, Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ), and government officials from the IGAD Member States of […]

Treatment of COVID with antibiotics could add to the problem of drug resistance

November 25, 2021November 26, 2021User2

COVID-19 is a major global public health challenge. The pandemic’s impacts cut across all sectors. One of the most worrying is its potential impact on antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance is a situation where bacteria adapt so that they are no longer affected by antibiotic drugs. This adaptation can happen for a number of reasons, including misuse of […]

The impact of war on the health system of the Tigray region in Ethiopia: an assessment

November 24, 2021November 25, 2021User2

Hailay Gesesew, Kiros Berhane, Elias S Siraj, Dawd Siraj, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Yemane Gebremariam Gebre, Samuel Aregay Gebreslassie, Fasika Amdes, Azeb Gebresilassie Tesema, Amir Siraj, Maru Aregawi, Selome Gezahegn, Fisaha Haile Tesfay Abstract The war in Tigray region of Ethiopia that started in November 2020 and is still ongoing has brought enormous damage to the health […]

Pressured at home, Ethiopia PM picks up Nobel Peace Prize

November 23, 2021

Published by AFP Oslo (AFP) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will collect his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Tuesday, but as ethnic violence rises at home he has kept festivities and meetings with the media to a minimum.Hailed as a modern, reformist leader, Abiy’s decision to skip all events with the press has […]

Virus claims record dead but Trump sees light at end of tunnel

November 23, 2021

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The coronavirus pandemic notched up another round of record death tolls in the United States and Europe, dousing the optimism of US President Donald Trump who insisted there was light at the end of the tunnel.The virus has now killed more than 87,000 people and infected over 1.5 million, […]

As COVID starts to surge, Ethiopia battles complacency

November 23, 2021

Published by AFP Addis Ababa (AFP) – The car paused at a traffic light, its rooftop megaphone pumping out a message that the city government of Addis Ababa has been hammering for months.”Yes, we can and you can!” the recording began.It then ticked off basic coronavirus prevention, such as hand-washing, physical distancing and avoiding the […]