Tag: Health
Education Ministry spends a billion Birr on face masks
The Ministry of Education spent one billion Birr for the purchase of face masks to be distributed to schools that are opening up amidst the Coronavirus pandemic across the nation, The Reporter learned.
Cordaid avails 67 million birr for COVID-19 response
Cordaid, a non-governmental organization, has given its support to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. CORDAID is providing 67 million birr worth of support to covid-19 response in Ethiopia, mobilizing resources from donor funded programs, which includes basic personal equipment’s and pharmaceuticals required for the ailing.
AU to raise USD 300mln for COVID-19 response
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with various institutions and prominent individuals, is set to raise USD 300 million, nearly half the USD 647 million needed to ease the social, economic and humanitarian impacts of COVID-19 in all African countries.
MasterCard backs Ministry for COVID-19 Response
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology, with the support of MasterCard Foundation, has launched a project that will help digital innovations for COVID-19 response.
EIU releases report on neglected diseases
A new research report released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – a research and analysis division of The Economist Group – has shown that the eradication of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) could save Ethiopia USD 3.2 billion in the coming two decades, The Reporter has learnt.