Social Affairs
- December 7, 2022
News: Physicians call on international, national health actors to give attention to war affected areas in Oromia, as UN warn hostilities “continue to uproot civilians”
Addis Ababa – Oromia Physicians’ Association (OPA ), a non-governmental professional association, called on governmental and non-governmental bodies, international and…
Read More » - December 1, 2022
News: African Development Fund approves $13.95 m grant for Borana resilient water development for improved livelihoods program
Residents fetching water from a dirty pond in Gooroo Doolaa Worda in Guji zone. Picture: Gooroo Doolaa Communication Bureau Addis…
Read More » - November 29, 2022
News: Inquiry reveals counterfeit academic credentials in Dawro Zone
Dawro Zone administrator Desta Demissie. Photo: Dawro Zone communication office Addis Ababa – The newly established Southwest Ethiopia Peoples Regional…
Read More » - November 29, 2022
News: Up to 30% children in Tigray face acute malnutrition, five million in need as aid remain far from adequate: UN
Health worker Mengistu Atalay attends to a newborn baby, asphyxiated at birth, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mai Tsebri Primary Hospital. Photo: ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2021/Demissew Bizuwerk Addis Abeba -A…
Read More » - November 28, 2022
News: Worsening security, drought drive Ethiopia humanitarian response rise to $3.335 billion; 11% increase in people in need
12 July 2022. Azati Kitli IDP site hosting conflict IDPs in Mambuk Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz Region. Shewanesh Chali (25) lost her…
Read More » - November 28, 2022
News: University teachers threaten indefinite strike over pending demands
By Biruk Alemu @Birukalemu21 Addis Ababa – Teachers and their technical assistants working in all Ethiopian universities have written a…
Read More » - November 26, 2022
News: Despite improvements in deliveries, humanitarian aid flowing to Tigray still insufficient: UN
Ethiopia, Adimehamedey, Asgede district, Tigray Region, 28 May 2022. North western Tigray. Photo: WFP/Claire Nevill Addis Abeba – Following her…
Read More » - November 26, 2022
News: First cohort of WHO-trained emergency medical teams deployed in Somali region provide support to drought emergency response
Addis Abeba – A 17-member Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) that were trained by the EMT center and were deployed in…
Read More » - November 24, 2022
News: Number of people killed by latest Cholera outbreak in Bale, Oromia and Liben, Somali regions spike to 20, over half a million at high risk
The WHO team have been engaged in increased activities to contain the latest Cholera outbreak in Ethiopia, strengthening the capacity…
Read More » - November 19, 2022
News: Climate-related shocks “devastate” lives and livelihoods of nearly 17 million pastoralists, agro-pastoralist in Ethiopia
Abdulnasir Abdullahi’s farm which turned into dryland in the town of Lakko, Bale zone, Oromia. Addis Abeba – A new…
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