Ethiopia

Ethiopia launched its biggest ever polio vaccination campaign on Thursday as it was revealed that the country is almost totally free of the virus. More than 14 million children are to be targeted in the final immunisation in Ethiopia in which more than 74,000 volunteers will take part.

More Ethiopian women die in hospital from illegal abortion complications than for almost any other medical reason, the World Health Organisation (WHO) told IRIN on Monday.

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Mass unemployment in Ethiopia is leading to an alarming rise in the illegal trafficking of women, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Thousands of drought-stricken people have migrated into one of Ethiopia’s most important national parks, threatening its ecosystem, the UN Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia (EUE) has warned.

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