NEW YORK — Ken Kragen, a top entertainment producer, manager and philanthropist who turned to such clients as Lionel Richie and Kenny Rogers in helping to organize the 1985 all-star charity single We Are the World, has died. He was 85. Kragen died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement […]
Continue ReadingThe French Government donated over one million doses of Johnson and Johnson covid-19 vaccines to Ethiopia that will be delivered today in Addis-Ababa, through COVAX mechanism, according to French Embassy in Addis Ababa. This donation comes in addition to the 843,600 AstraZeneca vaccine doses already donated by France in July and October via COVAX, in […]
Continue ReadingNAIROBI — African leaders have called on governments across the continent to invest more in healthcare to fight the coronavirus and future pandemics. The appeal came as the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the African Union this week held the first Conference on Public Health in Africa. Addressing the virtual meeting of African […]
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has created a historic opportunity to build a new public health order that can effectively guard against future health crises, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat said. Speaking at the inaugural conference that kicked off on Tuesday in Addis Ababa to discuss on Public Health in Africa, the chairperson said […]
Continue ReadingThe Government of Ethiopia has expressed its concerns over the reluctance of UNESCO and WHO in revealing the damages caused by the TPLF terrorist group in Tigray, Amhara, and Afar Regional states. Director-General for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yoseph Kassaye, held discussions today with the heads of UNESCO, Yumiko Yokozeki, and […]
Continue ReadingOn Universal Health Coverage Day, we honour healthcare workers around the world. They are battling on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. And push things to the limit to provide other essential health services for their communities. Omo Nada hospital in Jimma, Ethiopia, is one of the hospitals which Cordaid has been supporting through our […]
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