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Aug 8 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

HEALTH FALLOUT

On any day, the waiting hall of Black Lion Hospital is not a sight for the faint-hearted. Patients seeking treatment find themselves marooned on multi-seat waiting chairs in dangerously close quarters and unsanitary conditions. But even this has changed, with patients wary of visiting health cent...

Aug 8 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Essential Healthcare Continuity During COVID-19: A Juggling Act

Shemsu Hussien was transported in an ambulance from his hometown in Worabe, Silte Zone to Addis Abeba while he was fasting for Ramadan in June. The 38-year-old farmer who lives with his wife in this small town located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities & People's Regional State, fell suddenly ill, and the local hospital decided to transfer him to Black Lion Specialised Hospital, one of the biggest referral hospitals in the capital, Addis Abeba, over 150Km away. He was taken to the emergency section and spent 10 days in the Hospital. He was told to come back for a check-up a month...


Jun 7 , 2020 . By GELILA SAMUEL

Hoteliers, Employees on the Outs as COVID-19 Proliferates

Driving for the hotel industry for seven years, he has spent half of those years in the service of his current employer, Monarch Hotel. Last month, the driver, who requested anonymity, received 500 Br from service charge in May. His normal salary is 2,500 Br. This is especially tough since he supports his parents. With 160 staff in eight departments, Monarch Hotel has also been serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to its employees. But the Hotel lifted the offer of breakfast, calling it too expensive. Monarch has been continuing to pay basic salaries, but the service charge is no longe...


May 31 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Making Up for Lost Time, Learning in the Midst of COVID-19

Many students across the country have had to reacquaint themselves with what school means during the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For some students in the nation's capital, classes have continued uninterrupted in the comfort of their own homes on online platforms like Google Class and Zoom. For others, it has meant taking worksheets from their schools and working on them at home, with the responsibility of teaching placed on parents now more than ever. For those living in remote areas such as Dawro Zone in the Southern Regional State, it has meant a complete standstill. Students h...

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Sep 18 , 2021

COVID-19 Third Wave Comes Crashing Down

On the sunny afternoon of Wednesday last week, roughly 50 health personnel on duty at Millennium Hall, once a venue for festivity, were rushing to the patient wards through the donning area. Every inc...

Sep 10 , 2021

The G20 Must Recommit to COVAX

It is one year since the international community gave its backing to the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility to lead a worldwide effort to end the acute phase of the pandemic. The initiati...

Sep 4 , 2021

Pandemic Businesses Quietly Dying Amid COVID-19 Fresh Wave

When Abdella Mohammed, 35, moved to China, he was a teenager, sent by his family to pursue an education in international business management. He spent 18 years there, most the time in Shanghai, workin...

Aug 7 , 2021

Helping the Poor to Survive Lockdown

Even as rich countries begin to glimpse the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, developing countries are struggling to contain COVID-19. But there are important lessons from the past year that ca...

Jul 18 , 2021

In New Budget Year, Cautious Optimism Ought to Trump Gloom

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global vulnerabilities in the economic, political and public health spheres. For a developing country like Ethiopia, it has burdened attempts at economic transformati...

Jul 10 , 2021

The G20 Must Act Now to Vaccinate the World

When G20 finance ministers meet in Venice on July 9 and 10, they should adopt a plan to immunise the world against COVID-19. Every vaccine-producing country will be in the room: the United States, the...

Jul 6 , 2021

Second Round of Jabs Commences Despite Shortages

Health officials have begun administering the second round of the AstraZeneca vaccine to those over 65 years of age and those with underlying medical conditions. Many will not be able to get the secon...

Jun 12 , 2021

Second Round of COVID-19 Jabs Approaches, Doses Remain Unacquired

Ethiopia faces a critical shortage of second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as authorities find themselves in a difficult position to complete the regimen of millions of people who have already receive...

Jun 11 , 2021

Majority of African Countries Set to Miss Vaccination Targets

As COVID-19 cases in Africa rise for the third week running and vaccines are increasingly scarce, 47 of Africa's 54 countries, including Ethiopia, are set to miss the September target of vaccinating ...

May 1 , 2021

Ethiopia's Economy Back to Pre-COVID Level: WB

Ethiopia's economy recovers from the impacts of COVID-19 despite a fall in foreign direct investment and a slight decline in export proceeds, reads the latest economic update from the World Bank (WB)...

Mar 6 , 2021

Red Cross Donates 27m Br to COVID-19 Relief

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society donated supplies worth over 26.7 million Br to the ministries of Health and Education as part of its effort in fighting off the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of He...

Feb 27 , 2021

COVID-19 Uncertainty Leaves Wedding Industry in Limbo

Leul Gebrue and Eskedar Nigussie are co-owners of Romi Vello & Makeup, a shop in the Kotebe area that rents out bridal dresses and suits and provides makeup services. From April 2020 until Septemb...

Feb 20 , 2021

China to Donate COVID-19 Vaccines

China pledged to donate 10 million doses of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to Ethiopia and other African countries. Initiated at the request of the World Health Organisation (WHO), China will d...

Feb 13 , 2021

Gov Develops Speedy, Cheap COVID-19 Tests

A state-run biotechnology research institute has developed and completed the trials for a fast and simple-to-use Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) test kit. Dubbed the LAMP-based test kit, it is a single-t...

Feb 13 , 2021

Ministry Avails COVID-19 Vaccination Plans

Ethiopia will be receiving nine million doses of COVID-19 vaccines within the coming two months, according to Minister of Health Lia Tadesse (MD). The vaccines will be provided through COVAX, an initi...

Feb 13 , 2021

JICA Launches COVID-19 Response Effort in Somali State

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has begun implementing its latest COVID-19 response effort in Somali Regional State by donating protective equipment such as soap, gloves and thermome...


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