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Over 24 million Ethiopians get COVID-19 vaccination – etbaba.com

The Ministry of Health of Ethiopia said in two rounds it has managed to vaccinate over 24.5 million Ethiopians with COVID-19 vaccines. This is indicated by Dr. Meseret Zelalem, Director at the Ministry, who spoke at COVID-19 vaccination assessment meeting today the Ministry held to evaluate its past nine months performance. It is stated that …

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USAID launches new malaria surveillance program – etbaba.com

The United States launched a new $9.5 million malaria elimination program in Adama city that will work hand-in-hand with the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health (MOH) to help end malaria in Ethiopia by 2030. The USAID Surveillance for Malaria Elimination activity will rapidly track malaria cases and accurately identify mosquito breeding sites, giving the MOH …

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Ethiopia signs African Medicines Agency treaty – etbaba.com

The Minister of Health of Ethiopia Dr. Lia Tadesse has signed the African Medicines Agency (AMA) Treaty on Wednesday making Ethiopia the 29th member state of the African Union to sign the treaty. The Minister said the AMA would complement national and regional efforts in developing a robust, predictable, and efficient regulatory system for medical …

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Ethiopia launches second round polio campaign – etbaba.com

Ethiopia on Friday launched the second-round polio campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) aiming to protect over 16 million under-five children from disability and death attributed to the ongoing polio outbreak in the country. The four-day campaign will be conducted in all regions except Tigray, Addis Ababa and Afar, which the later …

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Panel in Dakar discusses on future of health in Africa – etbaba.com

A panel discussion is held on the future of health in Africa and economic resilience by the members of the Core Panel of the Initiative on the Future of Health and Economic Resiliency in Africa (FHERA) who convened in Dakar, Senegal. In its Dakar deliberations, the Core Panel outlined key principles and priority areas for …

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Dutch government to provide EUR 25 million to water fund – etbaba.com

The Dutch government has agreed to provide EUR 25 million of new support for the Water Sector Fund to help the people facing water shortage in developing countries. The replenishment will enable the EIB to make water projects more sustainable, improve climate resilience of infrastructure and help mobilise additional funding from other financiers or investors. …

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KELIX bio set to acquire Morocco-based pharmaceutical institute – etbaba.com

Development Partners International (DPI) and CDC Group today announced that an agreement has been signed for KELIX bio to acquire Pharmaceutical Institute (PHI), a Moroccan-headquartered producer and distributor of generic and therapeutic pharmaceuticals. DPI is an investment firm focused on Africa with $2.8 billion in assets under management including co-investments. CDC Group is UK’s development …

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Over 20 million in Ethiopia get COVID-19 vaccination – etbaba.com

Over 20 million people in Ethiopia have so far got COVID-19 vaccination, says the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia. The Ministry indicated that only during the second round vaccination campaign period that lasted for about two weeks from February 14 to March 1,2022, it has vaccinated a total of 13.3 million people. This is indicated …

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