October 01
Ethiopia: WHO Reports Severe Disruption to Health Services in Amhara Amid Persistent, Newly Emerging Armed Conflicts
The escalating insecurity in the Amhara region, fueled by "persistent and newly emerging" armed conflicts, is severely disrupting the operations of health partners, including… Read more »
September 02
Ethiopia: WHO Reports Surge in New Malaria Cases This Year, Already Exceeding Last Year's Total
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Ethiopia experienced a concerning surge in malaria cases between January and August 2024. Read more »
June 29
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Battles Triple Threat - Cholera, Measles, and Malaria Outbreaks
Ethiopia is grappling with a confluence of health emergencies, according to a recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Read more »
July 17
Ethiopia: Benishangul-Gumuz Reports Malaria Outbreak Across 22 Districts, 5 Dead
The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional Health Bureau has reported a widespread malaria outbreak affecting 22 districts, with 10,526 confirmed cases and 5 fatalities since 01 July, 2024. Read more »
July 08
Ethiopia: Malaria Cases Surge By 60% in Tigray Region
The Tigray Regional Health Bureau has reported a 60 percent increase in malaria cases across the region. Aregay Gebremedhin, head of the Bureau's Disease Control and Prevention… Read more »
June 15
Ethiopia: Malaria Deaths Rise in Oromia's West Wollega Zone, New Infections Climb Nationwide
Since last week, at least 11 individuals, including children, have succumbed to malaria in the West Wollega zone of the Oromia region. Read more »
December 01, 2023
Ethiopia: Grief Knocks On Every Door in Rural West Oromia As Malaria Continues to Claim Lives
In a remote rural village in Kondala district of West Wollega zone, Oromia region, lives Tolasa, who recently faced a devastating loss of his 14-year-old son, Gemechis, due to an… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Death Toll From Malaria Outbreak in Western Oromia 'Significantly Higher' Than Reported Numbers - OPA
The Oromia Physicians Association (OPA), non-profit professional association, has dispatched groups of doctors to Western Oromia to provide emergency healthcare services to… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Ethiopia: Call for Urgent Malaria Relief Response in Western Oromia
Two local charity organizations Harmee International Charity Organization and Biiftuu Holistic Development Foundation, said the malaria epidemic in Western Oromia could worsen in… Read more »
October 18, 2023
Ethiopia: Malaria Wreaks Havoc in Conflict-Hit Western Oromia
Ongoing malaria outbreak, in conflict ravaged Western Oromia, particularly in the West Wollega and Kellem Wollega zones, has already caused significant harm on human lives… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Ethiopia: Amidst Alarming Surge in Malaria Cases, Amhara Regional Health Institute to Launch Antimalarial Chemical Spraying Program
In the wake of the doubling of nationwide malaria cases in the past three months, reaching a staggering 2.4 million, the Amhara Regional Public Health Institute has announced plans… Read more »
September 30, 2023
Ethiopia: Dozens Die of Malaria in Conflict-Ridden West Wollega Zone, Oromia As Hunger Takes Toll On Civilians
Addis Abeba - A malaria outbreak has claimed the lives of at least 36 people over the last two months alone in Begi and Kondala districts of the conflict-ridden West Wollega zone,… Read more »
October 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Malaria Kills 37, Infects More Than 130, 000 in Oromia in Three Months Alone: Regional Health Bureau
Thirty seven people have died and more than 131, 000 have been infected with malaria in the past three months, Abera said, the deputy head of the Oromia Health Bureau, Abera Botore… Read more »