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Ethiopia: Combatting FGM
Ethiopia has made significant strides in combating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), acknowledging it as a critical issue that impacts the health and rights of women and girls.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has instructed health bureaus to halt all activities and payments related to employees hired under U.S. government budget support, citing the termination of funding from ...
The suspension of global aid by President Donald Trump is raising serious alarms in Africa, prompting human rights groups in Ethiopia to express their concerns.
Catholic Near East Welfare Association said the Trump administration’s slashing of USAID funds “will neither curtail nor ...
ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION: On 4 February 2025, The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia issued a circular to all regional health bureau to assure regional health offices that the government will step ...
People will no longer receive condoms to prevent new HIV infections and sexually transmitted infections.
However, there was no system in place to administer the financing scheme. The Ministry of Health, which spearheads the initiative along with an ‘inter-ministerial steering committee,’ has been ...
AstraZeneca’s ( www.AstraZeneca.com) flagship health equity programme - Healthy Heart Africa (HHA), marks its 10th ...
The Igad Centre of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) says it has observed a growing ...
Hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, contributes significantly to NCD-related deaths globally.
Conflict, displacement, and climate-driven droughts continue to hinder health access and control of vaccine-preventable diseases in the region ...
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warns that the "pause of U.S. foreign assistance" to Ethiopia's national HIV response will be "particularly severe" for over 270,000 beneficiaries ...