Health
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News: Newborn mortality rising in Tigray’s Seharti Samre district, officials urge nutritional food supplies
Health worker attending to a newborn baby, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mai Tsebri Primary Hospital (Photo:UNICEF Ethiopia/2021/Demissew Bizuwerk) By Mihret G Kristos…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ongoing Dengue fever outbreak kills nine in Afar region – WHO
A close-up image of the Ae. aegypti mosquito, the vector for the transmission of dengue fever (Photo:WHO) Addis Abeba –…
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News: Tigray health bureau expresses concern over whereabouts of at least 13,000 HIV patients in post-war
HIV Ribbon (Courtesy: Medlineplus) By Mihret G Kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – The Tigray Health Bureau has expressed profound concern…
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News: 7 million people at risk as “longest ever” cholera outbreak in Ethiopia spread further, death toll spikes to 94 – UN
Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) at Moyale town (Picture: Boru Huka) Addis Abeba – The UN Office for the Coordination of…
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News: WHO reports alarming rise of measles outbreak in Ethiopia, 182 deaths since 2021
Measles Vaccination campaign in Haik town, Amhara region December 2020 (Photo:UNICEF Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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News: Measles outbreak kills eighteen in Oromia, exacerbates health crisis reeling from Cholera outbreak, drought, flooding
A girl receives oral cholera vaccine during a campaign led by IVI and partners in Shashemene, Ethiopia. Picture Credit: International Vaccine…
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News: Human Rights Watch says companies “took no action” over gold mine pollution in Guji, urges gov’t to halt resumed mine operations
A 16-year-old boy collects water from a spring near Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Addis…
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#ASDailyScoop: Study shows lower level of tooth brushing practice in Ethiopia
Smiley local boys in Degeh Bur, Somali region. Photo: UNICEF Ethiopia Addis Abeba – A study aimed at providing comprehensive…
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Feature: Ethiopian plastic surgeon earns praise by Kenyan hospital
Dr. Medhanit Demeke Feyissa, Ethiopian plastic surgeon, in her first year serving at Tenwek Hospital. Dr. Medhanit Demeke Feyissa, Ethiopian…
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