Epidemic

24 Oct

Flu epidemic kills 78 people in Oromia, Ethiopia

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In Kondala district of West Welega zone, Oromia region, 78 people died in just one village due to a flu-like epidemic. The Oromia Regional Health Office has confirmed the outbreak and announced that it is trying to respond immediately. DW confirmed from residents that the outbreak also occurred in Kelem Welega and West Welega. According to residents, the lack of security in the area has exposed the residents to famine and epidemic diseases and is causing many to die. A resident said, "Now we have a severe lack of food. He said that this is not because of the drought…

03 May

Cholera kills 84 people in Ethiopia

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It has been six months since the outbreak of cholera in Ethiopia and people have lost their lives, according to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute. According to the information released by the Ethiopian branch of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on its official Twitter page, since August 2022, more than 5,500 people have infected of cholera in Ethiopia. Ethiopian government has identified 118 highly affected areas and has established 41 cholera treatment centers The areas where the problem is mainly seen are Somali, Southern region, Oromia, Amhara and Tigray regions. The organization added that,…