Analysis: Horrifying accounts of violence in Amhara region; Fed. Ombudsman slams regional govt. performance, says 303 killed so far
Addis Abeba, April 9, 2021 – Accounts of the magnitude and scale of the violence that wreaked havoc in Oromo Special Zone and North Shewa Zone in the Amhara regional state are surfacing, depicting an image of a violence that inflicted heavy casualties. One such account is presented by the Jile Timuga woreda communication bureau who issued a statement on April 7, 2021 that was addressed to local and international media reporting in Ethiopia requesting immediate media coverage and detailing the scale of the violence, it read, “Jile Timuga woreda has been under attack recently. The attack was so devastating that 65 people have been killed, 114 others injured, 813 houses burned down and 40,000 displaced as a result.” The communication bureau also posted a video recording of a burned-down school and photos of a torched health center, both located in Wo
In depth analysis: Three years of broken promises, anger compound Oromo IDPS displaced after violence ravaged Oromia-Somali regions. addisstandard 2021-03-16
Adama’s Ganda Hara camp from a distance, located in Bole sub-city and on the road to Addis Abeba
By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan &
Addis Ababa, March 16/2021 – It never occurred to Abdi Suleiman, an ethnic Oromo who escaped his home in the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia at the start of conflicts in the border areas between Somali and Oromia regional states (2017 – 2018); that the conflict that started as minor border disputes between clansmen, would escalate or see the interference of the Somali Regional Special Forces under the presidency of Abdi Illey. The conflict resulted in the death of 734, the injury of 395, the disappearance of 39 individuals and 13 women falling victim to sexual assault at the hands of police on both sides of the border. (See Ethiopian Human Rights Council report).
The National Cancer Control Plan is a response by the FMoH and stakeholders to prioritize cancer Control in Ethiopia. The strategy aims to promote cancer prevention and early detection, and to improve diagnosis and treatment, including palliative care. It also aims to promote cancer surveillance, registration and research. The country has achieved some activities through this strategy such as cervical cancer information dissemination for community through health extension workers, HPV vaccination for before sexually active girls and expansion of cancer treatment services.
1 The Ethiopian Health Sector Development Plan IV (HSDP-IV) is a policy in Ethiopia which includes the prevention and control of cancer.
Hepatitis B virus infection and associated risk factors among medical students in eastern Ethiopia
Tewodros Tesfa , Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Behailu Hawulte, Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Affiliation Public Health and Policy Unit, School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Software, Validation
UPDATED 2:30 PM PT Feb. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:10 AM PT Feb. 04, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:10 AM PST Feb. 04, 2021
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LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles coffee shop is celebrating Black History Month by selling a specialty roast with beans from Ethiopia. Proceeds from all sales will go to the Tiyya Foundation. The initiative aims to amplifyi local Black voices and creating change.
Santiago Garfunkel, the owner of Tiago, said he wanted to give back to his community through his beans. With the Black Lives Matter movement assuming a national profile, he said he wanted to raise awareness and give back. After everything that has happened and is happening today with Black History Month, it seemed to us was very fitting. It aligned with who we are and what we wanted to support. We wanted to make an impact. We wanted to help someone we know and someone who is local, Garfunkel said.