The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability for millions of children. A new WHO report, Strengthening capacity for newborn screening, diagnosis and management of birth defects, identifies newborn screening as an important opportunity […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) today calls on countries to expand newborn screening for birth defects, highlighting how early detection and treatment can save lives and reduce lifelong disability for millions of children. A new WHO report, Strengthening capacity for newborn screening, diagnosis and management of birth defects, identifies newborn screening as an important opportunity […]

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Ethiopia’s humanitarian response is facing a funding gap of 326,957,420 US dollars, raising concerns over the continuity of essential services as conflict, refugee inflows, climate shocks and rising operational costs continue to strain aid delivery, according to its Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Report covering March and […]

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that Ethiopia’s humanitarian response is facing a funding gap of 326,957,420 US dollars, raising concerns over the continuity of essential services as conflict, refugee inflows, climate shocks and rising operational costs continue to strain aid delivery, according to its Ethiopia Humanitarian Situation Report covering March and […]

Salwa, a refugee mother of six from Sudan who fled to Ethiopia, eating with her children at home in Ura site, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia (Photo: WFP) Addis Abeba- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that refugees in Ethiopia face worsening hunger as severe funding shortages have forced the agency to cut food rations. …

Photo by The Newyork times Addis Abeba – More than 100,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition were admitted for treatment across Ethiopia between July and August 2025, UNICEF said in its latest Humanitarian Situation Report. According to the report, a total of 104,891 children with severe wasting received therapeutic feeding during the two-month period. …

Children-from-near-Sekota-camp-“Mai Gulit,” (Photo: Addis Standard source) Addis Abeba- Displaced people from East Wollega Zone, Oromia region, who have sought refuge near Sekota town in the Wag Hemra Nationality Administration of Amhara region, said they are facing severe hardships, including food shortages. One displaced man, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told Addis Standard that he …

Salwa, a refugee mother of six from Sudan who fled to Ethiopia, eating with her children at home in Ura site, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia (Photo: WFP) Addis Abeba- The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that refugees in Ethiopia face worsening hunger as severe funding shortages have forced the agency to cut food rations. …

Children and their caretakers at MSF’s inpatient therapeutic feeding center in Kule refugee camp. (Photo: MSF) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has expressed concern over declining international support for its refugee response, despite continuing to host new arrivals from South Sudan and other neighboring countries. Speaking at the 76th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee in …

Photo by The Newyork times Addis Abeba – More than 100,000 children suffering from severe acute malnutrition were admitted for treatment across Ethiopia between July and August 2025, UNICEF said in its latest Humanitarian Situation Report. According to the report, a total of 104,891 children with severe wasting received therapeutic feeding during the two-month period. …