(ENA) Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) stressed today the need for a huge work and coordination of stakeholders to reduce air pollution and its health effects in Ethiopia. At a consultative panel the commission organized with stakeholders on improving air pollution, EFCC Deputy Commissioner, Frenesh Mekuria said improving the pollution problem in Ethiopia, […]
Continue ReadingMekelle, Tigray – “I’m pregnant, I’m displaced, but I’m still alive,” Lete laments as she strokes her belly. She awaits her antenatal check-up at an IOM mobile health clinic in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Lete is one of the more than 1.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the crisis in northern […]
Continue ReadingChristian Aid has launched an emergency appeal as more than 30 million people in 20 countries are teetering on the brink of famine. Immediate humanitarian assistance is needed to help prevent escalating numbers of deaths. The Covid health pandemic, climate crisis, and continued conflict has exacerbated hunger and food insecurity in 20 countries. Countries like South Sudan, […]
Continue ReadingThe GPEI is deeply saddened by the reportsof attacks on health workers in Afghanistan. We wish to extend our deepest condolences to the families, relatives and colleagues of the victims. These incidents are a somber reminder of the difficult and often dangerous environments health workers operate in. Health workers must never be a target and any […]
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organization (WHO) today released updated global lists of high burden countries for tuberculosis (TB), HIV-associated TB and multidrug/rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). The new lists are for 2021–2025 and replace those previously used between 2016 and 2020. The lists provide a focus for global action on TB, HIV-associated TB and drug-resistant TB in the […]
Continue ReadingOn 25 March 2020, the Somaliland government confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus. This triggered a quick succession of regulations that closed air, land and sea ports of entry, and led to the closure of most public spaces including mosques, schools, and restaurants. At the same time, other governments across East Africa implemented strict […]
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