The Government of Germany has donated 271, 200 COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia today. Germany Embassy in Ethiopia Chargé d’Affair, Heiko Nitzschke handed over the AstraZeneca doses to Health Minister, Dr. Lia Tadesse in the presence of UNICEF Deputy Representative in Ethiopia, Michele Servadei. During the hand over ceremony, Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadesse said global solidarity […]
Continue ReadingWithin weeks of the COVID-19 outbreak and preventive measures being imposed, it became clear that children would bear some of the pandemic’s most far-reaching consequences. Although apparently less affected by the virus itself, children are already suffering the hidden harms of this health crisis. Risks of violence and abuse have increased in lockdown situations, threatening […]
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS — Afghanistan, climate action and the COVID-19 pandemic will be front and center next week when large numbers of world leaders return to New York for their first in-person meetings at the United Nations in more than a year. The coronavirus pandemic has slowed in-person diplomacy at the United Nations, and last September […]
Continue ReadingJoining Forces for Africa (JOFA), the consortium formed by six major child-focused NGOs (Child Fund International, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children Villages, Terre des Hommes International Federation, and World Vision) has released its new report “Protecting children during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”. The study gives shocking data about child protection vulnerabilities in […]
Continue ReadingThe African Union and the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at establishing a framework to serve as a firm basis for cooperation in their shared goals to promote a new paradigm in health. According to a press release of Africa CDC, the European and Developing […]
Continue ReadingYouths engaged in the “White Envelop Flood to White House” Movement have vowed to do whatever is required of them to make the international community understand the terrorist TPLF group and condemn its sinister plot to destroy Ethiopia. Addis Ababa youths who joined the “White Envelop Flood to White House” Movement have expressed their determination […]
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