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WHO Ethiopia and UNFPA Ethiopia launch training on clinical management of rape for first-line service providers
WHO, in collaboration with UNFPA, Ministry of Health, and Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), has launched training on the clinical management of rape for health care professionals. The... Read more
Konso’s conflict: Maternal and reproductive health care on the edge of collapse
KONSO, Ethiopia - “I was discharged from the health facility after a stillbirth without any medication or treatment. I have been bleeding ever since”, says Asnaketch at her tent at Haylota IDP site... Read more
UNFPA and UNICEF in Ethiopia call for renewed commitment to end female genital mutilation in Ethiopia
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Addis Ababa, 06 February 2022 – UNFPA and UNICEF jointly call for an increased investment of resources by the Government of Ethiopia and development partners to accelerate... Read more
Engaging Communities through media in the fight against Gender-Based Violence and harmful practices
Southern Region of Ethiopia: Nineteen year old Abdul Mewuded is a leader of a Radio Listeners Group on a radio serial drama called Nekakat (Cracked) in the Sankuru Woreda (district) of Silite Zone in... Read more
Ethiopia’s new adolescent and youth health strategy aims to halve teenage pregnancy
Ethiopia launched today a new National Adolescent and Youth Health Strategy (2021-2025) in the presence of senior officials of the Ministry of Health, donors, and partners. The strategy aims at... Read more
Ethiopia launches the FP2030 commitment to increase access and utilization of voluntary family planning
“Family planning needs to be more accessible as one major step in the effort at reducing maternal death,” said H.E Dr. Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health of Ethiopia, at a high level event held today to... Read more
Women refugees bearing the brunt of Gambella’s forgotten crisis, Ethiopia
Gambella, Ethiopia - “My only joy is my child, I don’t have anything else in life,” says Nyabel Jock, a 19-year-old South Sudanese refugee, during her regular pregnancy check-up at the Jewi Health... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women - 25 November
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem International Day to End Violence against Women 25 November 2021 Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be... Read more
Delivering hope through safe delivery services amid a dire humanitarian situation in Tigray region of Ethiopia
Mekelle, Tigray - “They have saved my life and that of my daughter. I stayed under their care the whole night and delivered my baby girl safely,” says Selam, the first mother to deliver at the camp... Read more
Fistula survivor in Afar region of Ethiopia fulfills her dream of becoming pregnant again
Mille - Afar, Ethiopia - “When I had fistula, I never thought I would be able to have a normal life anymore or even get pregnant again,” said 32-week pregnant Fatuma Hamad at the Barbara May... Read more