Ethiopia Launches Mass Cholera Vaccination in Gambella Amid Rising Death Toll, Influx of Displaced People From South Sudan
1 April 2025 Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) Addis Abeba — As cholera cases continue to rise in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, claiming more lives, the government has launched a weeklong vaccination campaign targeting one million people. Health officials say the campaign, which began over the weekend, will reach all zones of the region, including refugee shelters housing […]
Ethiopia’s health and nutrition data gap and what it means for public health
IFPRI Blog: Research Post Development Strategies and Governance Open Access | CC-BY-4.0 A health extension worker, left, advises mothers in an in infant and young child feeding program in Ethiopia. Photo Credit: Michael Tsegaye/UNICEF Ethiopia By Taddese Zerfu March 28, 2025 In a world where data drives decisions, the importance of high-quality health and nutrition data […]
Violence and cholera ravage both sides of South Sudan-Ethiopia border – Doctors Without Borders (Press Release) 14:42
This crisis comes at a time when South Sudan and Ethiopia are facing major reductions in donor funding. March 31, 2025 Share Share in FacebookShare in LinkedInShare in TwitterShare in Mail Mothers, whose children are in critical condition from cholera, are being referred for further medical care in Mattar, in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. | Ethiopia […]
Ethiopians Applaud Covid-19 Response but Call for More Investment in Preparing for Future Health Emergencies
28 March 2025 Afrobarometer (Accra) By Anne Okello Majorities say using police or military to enforce health mandates, postponing elections, and censoring media are justified steps during a pandemic. Key findings Ethiopia confirmed its first COVID-19 case in March 2020, prompting school closures, bans on public gatherings, and quarantine measures for incoming travelers (World Health […]
ዝምድና ባላቸው ሰዎች መካከል የሚፈጸም ጋብቻ የጤና ችግርን ያስከትላል?
ከ 5 ሰአት በፊት ዩናይትድ ኪንግደም (ዩኬ) ብራድፎርድ ውስጥ ነው። ሦስት እህትማማቾች ሰገነት ላይ እየተጨዋቱ ነው። ቤቱ በሳቅ እና በጨዋታ ተሞልቷል። በ20ዎቹ ዕድሜ የሚገኙት ሦስቱ ሴቶች ስለ ባል እና ትዳር ያወራሉ። እህትማማቾቹ በሳምንቱ መጨረሻ ለሚደገስ የቤተሰብ ሰርግ እየተዘጋጁ ነው – ሙሽሪት እና ሙሽራው የአክስት ልጆች የሆኑበት ሰርግ። ለብዙ ሰዎች ይህ አስደንጋጭ ሊመስል ይችላል። በዩኬ፣ ብራድፎርድ […]
‘ዝምተኛው ገዳይ’ በኢትዮጵያ
ከ 5 ሰአት በፊት ኤላ አዶ-ኪሲ-ዴብራህ በዘጠኝ ዓመቷ ነው የሞተችው። የሞተችው በአስም ምክንያት ነው። በዓለም ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ በአየር ብክለት መሞቷ የተረጋገጠ ታዳጊ ናት ኤላ። እአአ በ2013 ነበር ሕይወቷ ያለፈው። በደቡብ ምሥራቅ ለንደን ትኖር የነበረችው ታዳጊ ከመሞቷ በፊት 27 ጊዜ የሆስፒታል አልጋ ይዛለች። እናቷ ራዛሙንድ ልጇ ከሞተችበት ጊዜ አንስቶ ንጹህ አየር ማግኘት ሰብአዊ መብት ነው በሚል […]
The magnitude and associated factors of childhood cancer treatment abandonment at the university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Ethiopia – Nature.com 04:12
The magnitude and associated factors of childhood cancer treatment abandonment at the university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Ethiopia Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 10534 (2025) Cite this article Abstract There were no pediatric oncology centers in Northwest Ethiopia before 2019. This retrospective cross-sectional study aims to describe the magnitude and associated factors of childhood cancer treatment abandonment at the […]
አሜሪካ የኤችአይቪ እርዳታ ማቋረጧ በሚሊዮን የሚቆጠሩ ሰዎችን ሕይወት ይቀጥፋል – የዩኤንኤድስ ኃላፊ
ከ 6 ሰአት በፊት የአሜሪካ የገንዘብ ድጋፍ መቋረጡ በየቀኑ ተጨማሪ 2,000 አዳዲስ በኤችአይቪ የሚያዙ ሰዎች እንዲኖሩ እና በሚቀጥሉት አራት ዓመታት ውስጥ ከስድስት ሚሊዮን በላይ ሰዎች እንዲሞቱ ያደርጋል ሲሉ የዩኤንኤድስ ኃላፊ አስጠነቀቁ። እአአ በ2004 በኤች አይቪ ኤድስ ይሞቱ የነበሩ ከሁለት ሚሊዮን በላይ ሰዎች ቁጥር በ2023 ወደ 600,000 መቀነስ ተችሎ የነበረ ቢሆንም፣ የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ውሳኔ ግን ኤችአይቪን […]
‘ምግብ ተቆጣጥሮኝ ነበር’፡ 191 ኪሎግራም በመቀነስ ከሞት አፋፍ የተመለሰው ሰው
24 መጋቢት 2025 አዮን ፖላርድ ሆስፒታል አልጋ ሲይዝ 286 ኪሎግራም ነበር የሚመዝነው። ኩላሊቱ መሥራት እያቆመ ነበር። ለአንድ ቀንም በሕይወት ስለመቆየቱ እርግጠኛ አልነበረም። በወቅቱ 27 ዓመቱ ነበር። ኩላሊቱ በቀዶ ሕክምና መቀየር ነበረበት። ነገር ግን ከልክ ባለፈ ውፍረቱ ምክንያት ቀዶ ሕክምናው ሊካሄድ አልቻለም። “ሰውነቴ እስከሚችለው ድረስ ራሴን እየገፋሁ ነበር። ሐኪሞቹ ቀጣዩቹ ስምንት ሰዓታት በሕይወቴ ቁልፍ ሰዓታት መሆናቸውን […]
Minimum dietary diversity and its associated factors among children of 6–23 months in rural Ethiopia 2023 – Nature.com 23:12
Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 9709 (2025) Abstract Dietary diversity is a useful proxy indicator of diet quality and nutrient adequacy, which plays an important role in children’s growth and development. Meeting the standard of dietary diversity remains a challenge in developing countries. In Ethiopia, including the study area, there is limited evidence on dietary diversity and associated factors […]