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@WHO, with the Health Cluster, is airlifting 33.5 metric tonnes of critically needed medicines, medical supplies & equipment into #Tigray in shipments of 10 metric tonnes per day, starting Friday this week. #Ethiopia 
Landmark Event! #Ethiopia🇪🇹 has received the #AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine via #COVAX. This is a big step towards ensuring equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The first cargo flight arrived in Ethiopia loaded with aprons, face shields, gloves, goggles, gowns, masks and thermometers for distribution to 32 #African countries. #COVID2019 #Solidarity
@uaegov
#HappeningNow : Commemoration of #WorldPolioDay. Congratulations to Health Minister Dr for receiving the Paul Harris award for her leadership in the polio eradication effort.
An estimated 75% of #preterm babies could survive with few proven and cost efective preventions and treatments.
Let them thrive. Let's do our part.
#WorldPrematurityDay!
This 1st shipment of the vaccine will be a significant milestone as the country 🇪🇹 struggles against #COVID19 community transmission with more than 165,000 confirmed cases and >2,400 deaths. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
A warm welcome was extended to WHO Director-General elect, while he visited and met the staff.
I'm proud to be among the first health care workers in #🇪🇹 to get #COVID19Vaccine. I am thankful for this. Now, I can serve our people without fear of contracting the disease or inadvertently passing it on. Sr. Makeda Engida, vaccine recipient.
Good news!
#Ethiopia launches #measles vaccine second dose (MCV2) introduction.
Over 3.3 million children will receive measles vaccine second dose during their second year of life annually throughout the country.
#VaccinesWork
Great news to children of #Ethiopia!
Inactivated #Polio Virus vaccine introduced in Ethiopia goo.gl/wbSiFS
This #WorldHealthDay, we call for Universal health coverage: everyone, everywhere.
Health is a human right. But, only half of the people in the 🌍can get the health services they need.
Add your voice to the call for #HealthForAll.
Sign the petition 👉🏾bit.ly/2IdkvHl
5 tips for a healthy diet
✔️Eat a variety of food
✂️Cut back on salt
⬇️Reduce use of certain fats and oil
🖐🏽Limit sugar intake
❌Avoid hazardous and harmful alcohol use
A #HealthyDiet protects against obesity, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer.
#COVID19 vaccination started early morning today in #Ethiopia at Eka Kotebe #COVID19 Hospital among first vaccinated were Dr. Tenaye Desalegn, Sr Makeda Engida and Dr Abebaw Bekele
#VaccinEquity #COVAX
📸@UNICEFEthiopia/Nahom
Pneumonia is one of the primary causes of child mortality. #Breastfeeding contributes to preventing this disease.
#WorldPneumoniaDay
WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr , met with Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. , in Addis Ababa🇪🇹 today. They discussed ongoing & collaboration to promote the health agenda in Ethiopia.
Today is #WorldCancerDay
#Cancer is responsible for almost one in six deaths globally.
Strengthening early diagnosis improves chances of survival for millions of people living with cancer.
Let's beat cancer!
Keep yourself healthy:
🍅Eat healthy diet
🏃♀️Be physically active
💉Get proper vaccination
🚭#NoTobacco
❌Avoid harmful use of alcohol
Here are more tips:
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Rapid Response Teams are racing against the spread of #COVID19 in #Africa #Ethiopia
More: afro.who.int/news/rapid-res
#Pregnant women should receive the right care, at the right times.
Respectful care throughout pregnancy will help protect the mother's and the child's health.
As soon as you are pregnant, seek antenatal care for emotional support, medical care and timely pregnancy information.
#Ethiopia attains Maternal and Neonatal #Tetanus elimination.
Congratulations to women & children in #Ethiopia! goo.gl/ui7imL
#WorldHealthDay will be celebrated on 7 April 2018.
Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere
#HealthForAll
“I'm the first person in Ethiopia to take the vaccine today; I feel privileged and safer. I will continue observing all #COVID19 prevention measures after vaccination.”
Dr Tenaye Desalegn, physician at Eka Kotebe Covid-19 Hospital
Tomorrow the 🌍🌎🌏will celebrate #WorldNoTobaccoDay.
Making the most out of life requires strong, healthy lungs.
Tobacco use is causing 71% of lung #cancer deaths.
Don't let 🚬take your breath away.
Say #NoTobacco🚭!
Health workers take extreme risks to get #vaccines to hard-to-reach communities. We salute every frontline worker who is doing their best. #Ethiopia
#ThanksHealthHeroes!💪🏾
Eliminating hepatitis B is achievable with commitment & investment from member states, civil society & partners. The US$ 0.20 hepatitis B vaccine at birth effectively halts transmission of the virus. #WorldHepatitisDay
#Ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹 is launching #COVID19 vaccination today at various health centers in the country. The first beneficiaries are health workers who work in the facilities to give care for COVID-19 patients. #COVAX #VaccinEquity
Today is #WorldTBDay!
#DYK: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
It's time for action to #EndTB.
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 years.
To #SaveLives:
🚗Don't speed
⛔️Never drink and drive
⛑️Wear a motorcycle helmet
💺Use a seat-belt
🚼Put children in a car seat
We all can be leaders for #RoadSafety.
How to wear a medical mask safely.😷
Remember that masks alone cannot protect you from #COVID19. Maintain at least 1-meter distance from others and wash your hands frequently and thoroughly, even while wearing a mask.⬇️ #WashYourHands #PhysicalDistancing
🇪🇹 has commenced distribution of over 70MT of medical supplies to health facilities & partners in north-western Tigray to serve 2.3 mil people for 3 months. The supplies from WHO & were cleared rapidly for passage through the newly opened humanitarian corridors.1/2
Happy International #WomensDay!
Every woman and girl must have access to quality and affordable health services.
It's time for #HealthForAll!
Every day, all around the 🌍, nurses are saving lives.
They take care of us, our families and our communities.
Salute to ALL nurses for improving people’s health in #Ethiopia and worldwide.
Through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood #vaccination protects health at every stage of life no matter where you live.
#VaccinesWork
It's #GlobalHandWashingDay!
#DYK: You can prevent infections & the need for antibiotics, by regularly washing your hands & keeping vaccinations up to date.
Clean your hands, stop #AntibioticResistace.
#HandHygiene
Today is #WorldMalariaDay!
Treated mosquito nets are safe and effective. goo.gl/xk0D0j #EndMalariaForGood
Rep at the inauguration of the Addis Ababa #COVID19 field facility, a project, constructed by . will support the Government of Ethiopia in the establishment of a regional emergency medical training center at the facility.
WHO Representative , with a team from 🇪🇹, @WHROAFRO & met with Hon. Minister Dr to introduce the WHO(AFRO&EMRO)- Emergency Preparedness and Response Flagship Initiative for the 🌍 continent.
Today #Türkiye Ambassador to🇪🇹 Hon Yaprak Alp conferred with on enhancing health emergency response & recovery at #AyderHospital, #Tigray🇪🇹. With Türkiye support, WHO will strengthen infection prevention & control, essential health services & water and sanitation facilities.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti commenced her visit to 🇪🇹 with a meeting with the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, . They discussed working as One UN for #COVID19 response, #humanitarian response & strengthening efforts towards the #SDGs in the context of COVID-19.
All trees planted will grow! All Children Immunized will glow! #GreenLegacy #PlantYourPrint
WHO, and EPI partners participated today in a tree planting activity to advocate for polio eradication
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"I am proud to see 🇪🇹's progress towards #PrimaryHealthCare and community-based health insurance. will continue providing support to achieve #HealthForAll in #Ethiopia." —
Congratulations to 🇪🇹 health professionals and support staff on being awarded this year’s “Bego Se’w” - “Good Person” Award for your dedicated service to fight #COVID19. #RealSuperHeroes
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At today's Annual "Bego Sew" Award Ceremony, Health professionals and support staff have been awarded the "Bego Sew of the Year" Award for their dedicated service in the fight against COVID19. 1/3
Check out #COVID19 Response Bulletin for Ethiopia as of 15 May 2020. This special edition features 's support to strengthen COVID-19 response in the regional states.
➡️bit.ly/2LyTuhQ
WHOEthiopia observes a moment of silence for the passengers including the staff who lost their lives in the plane crash of #EthiopianAirlines flight #ET302 to #Nairobi. Our deepest condolences to all affected families and friends who lost their loved ones.
WHO Ethiopia joins 🇪🇹National Disaster Risk Management Commission, & partners in the celebration of the 13th World #Breastfeeding Week with the launch of the Joint Statement on #Infant and Young #Child #Feeding in #Emergencies.
In 1948, countries came together and founded the World Health Organization to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere, can attain the highest level of health and well-being. #WHO75 #HealthForAll
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This is part of 20 MT anti-TB drugs and emergency surgery kits lined up for shipment to Tigray. 2/2
Staff & management of 🇪🇹 warmly celebrate
#WHO75
Dr Nonhlanhla Dlamini, WHO🇪🇹 Acting Representative, handed over certificates to long-serving staff members during the event.
The anniversary celebrations will continue with various events throughout the year.🎆
#ProudToBeWHO
#DYK:
#Tuberculosis treatment success rate in #Ethiopia is one of the highest: 93-95% for Drug susceptible and ~80% for Drug Resistance TB.
#EndTB
Today is #WorldAIDSDay .
#UHC in HIV means:
– #LeaveNoOneBehind
– integrated care for #HIV, #TB, #hepatitis & broader health
– access to good quality services
– affordable and long-term care for people living with HIV
– building stronger HIV response for stronger health systems
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Today, #Ethiopia joins the #AfricanVaccinationWeek celebration under the theme “Vaccination a gift for life” #AVW2015
It's Global Road Safety week!
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Everyone can be a leader for #RoadSafety. Remember excessive or inappropriate speed contributes to 1 in 3 road traffic deaths. The greater your speed, the higher the risk of a crash and injury and death.
#SlowDown #SaveLives
2.2 million #COVID19 vaccines allocated by the #COVAX Facility arrive in #Ethiopia, marking the start of the country’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. #VaccinEquity
More👉🏾 bit.ly/30ohtb9
#AirPollution affects everyone. However,
children 👧🏽👦🏽👧🧒🏽
women 👩🏽👱🏽♀️👵🏽🤰🏽
outdoor workers 👮🏽♀️👮🏽♂️
are most impacted.
Today is #WorldBloodDonorDay!
Don’t wait until disaster strikes.
#GiveBlood.
Give now.
Give often.
goo.gl/RyyvoD
Insecticide-treated nets are the cornerstone of #malaria prevention efforts in #Africa.
goo.gl/rOK5cN
Our Director-General, arrived in #Ethiopia this morning. He met with President & Minister of Health . He commended the country's focus on #PrimaryHealthCare and the progress it has made.
Welcome home DG!
2.2 million #COVID19 vaccine doses from #COVAX have just arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹.
A step towards increasing equal access to vaccines! #VaccinEquity
#Today, we celebrate #WorldPatientSafetyDay because to realize quality health care, the first step is to do no harm, yet in🏥, in low- and middle-income countries 🌍, every year, there are 134 million adverse events due to unsafe care, contributing to 2.6 million lives lost.
In #Ethiopia, in children <5 yrs, #malaria admissions & deaths fell by 81% & 73% respectively b/n 2001 & 2011 goo.gl/w9jpV4
WHO regrets the accidental use of the corporate account by an individual staff member to express a political opinion. This was wrong and we are looking into how it happened. WHO is politically neutral.
All is set at Eka Kotebe COVID-19 Hospital for the National #COVID19vaccination launch in #Ethiopia🇪🇹!
The exercise will start with the vaccination of frontline health workers. #VaccinEquity #COVAX
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#Ethiopia is intensifying efforts to curb the spread of #COVID19 through strengthening capacity in the regions, targeted interventions in hotspots & ensuring the continuity of essential health services. is providing technical & operational support. 👉🏿 bit.ly/312xBA3
The latest issue of the #COVID19 Response Bulletin brings you updates of 's support to the country’s response efforts and the continuation of essential health services. 🇪🇹
Read: bit.ly/3dKsmtr
“African governments require WHO’s support more than any time in the past to guide all of us to safely reopening schools, economies and cross border issues and considerations within our context... 1/2
