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Angelina Jolie Visits Ethiopia’s St. Peter’s Hospital to Support TB Fight

L Addis Ababa – Internationally acclaimed actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie visited St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital today, focusing her attention on the facility’s efforts to combat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). During her visit, Jolie toured the hospital’s TB and MDR-TB treatment wards, laboratories, and patient care units. She engaged with medical staff to better understand

August 11, 2025 • By Addis Insight

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Dr. Mekdes Daba Takes the Helm as Ethiopia’s New Minister of Health

Ethiopia has welcomed Dr. Mekdes Daba as its new Minister of Health, following the tenure of Dr. Lia Tadesse, who served in the role for nearly four years. The transition comes at a time when Ethiopia’s healthcare sector faces ongoing challenges and opportunities for growth and improvement. Before her appointment, Dr. Daba held the position

February 8, 2024 • By Addis Insight

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Chinese government donated 2.2mln of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia

On Thursday, the Chinese government donated an additional 2.2 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia, giving a boost to the East African nation’s vaccination efforts. The handover ceremony for the latest donated vaccines was visited by Ethiopian government officials and the Chinese diplomatic community members. China has donated around 7 million COVID-19 vaccine

January 21, 2022 • By Addis Insight

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UAE bans travelers from Ethiopia, Kenya, others over the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant

The National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers and transit passengers from the four countries from Saturday, December 25, effective 7.30 am, This includes suspending the entry of travellers who were in the four

December 24, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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National Responses Against Covid-19 Not Gender Conscious

It is beyond a doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has created and exacerbated various problems across the world. It has prevented millions of students from pursuing their education, pressured markets and supply chains to disconnect, triggered psychological distress to rise, and so on and so forth. Above all, the repercussions of the pandemic specifically on

April 6, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopia to Roll Out First COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the first COVID-19 vaccines will be given starting from Saturday, March 13, 2021. The nation received its first 2.2 million doses of vaccine against the coronavirus on Sunday. The doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, were allocated under the UN-led Covax

March 10, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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UNDP Handovers COVID19 Response Materials

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with a view of supporting critical business continuity during the COVID19 pandemic, has handed personal protective equipment and ICT tools worth over 930,000 dollars to Ethiopia’s public service. The COVID19 response items were handed over to the Federal Civil Service Commission on behalf of Ethiopia’s Government. The items will

August 20, 2020 • By Kaleab Girma

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Addis to Host Televised Virtual Music Concert

Addis Ababa City Mayor Office in collaboration with the Ethiopian Musical Sector’s Association Union (EMSAU) has planned to host a virtual concert to be aired on three TV channels including the State TV on Sunday, August 23. The hosts notified that in addition to the state TV Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, the concert will be aired

August 14, 2020 • By Eldad Damte

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City Receives 10 Million Birr Worth Oxygen Supply Electrical Machine For COVID-19 Patients

Addis Ababa City Administration has received 100 electrical oxygen extractor machines from Bamacon Engineering PLC, a construction firm in Addis Ababa. Engineer Takele Uma, mayor of Addis Ababa received the donation in a handover event at the mayor’s office compound on Wednesday, August 12. Mayor Takele Uma thanked BamaCon PLC for the machines which he

August 13, 2020 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopia Disinfecting Ancient Tourism Sites for Post-Covid-19 World

Ethiopian government considered seriously the recent report of Forbes that Ethiopia will be one of the top post-Covid-19 tourist destinations. And it has started disinfecting destinations during the time the country is in a heavy fight against the pandemic. According to the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting report the infection mission has started at the National Museum.

June 9, 2020 • By Eldad Damte