Ethiopia Attacks Kill Civilians as Health System Nears Collapse, WHO Chief Says
- On Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that attacks in northern Ethiopia are pushing the region's fragile health system toward collapse, citing reported deaths of children including a newborn.
- Reported violence includes deaths at the Jaari displacement camp in Amhara and killings in Rama, while Ethiopia's Orthodox Church said at least 60 Orthodox Christians were killed in separate Oromia attacks.
- U.S. Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga on Saturday condemned reported targeted killings in the Arsi zone, while hospitals across the north lack essential medicines, equipment, and staff to handle the crisis.
- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed participated in military training exercises at the Hurso Military Training Centre on Saturday, stating the training strengthened discipline, leadership, and readiness.
- The Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival, a coalition of seven opposition groups formed in September, approved plans to strengthen coordination and expand diplomatic engagement aimed at removing the current government.
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Ethiopia attacks kill civilians as health system nears collapse, WHO chief says – WTOP News
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Attacks in northern Ethiopia that reportedly killed children, including a newborn, are pushing the region’s fragile health system closer to collapse, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday. Renewed fighting has effectively shattered a November 2022 peace agreement between the federal government and rebel forces in the Tigray region, stoking fears of a wider conflict. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu…
Ethiopia attacks kill civilians as health system nears collapse, WHO c
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Attacks in northern Ethiopia that reportedly killed children, including a newborn, are pushing the region’s fragile health system closer to collapse, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday. Renewed fighting has effectively shattered
Violence in northern Ethiopia is 'pushing already fragile health system closer to collapse,' with hospitals facing shortages of health workers, medicines, equipment, Tedros says
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus condemned attacks on displaced persons camps in northern Ethiopia, which resulted in at least 25 deaths, according to ACLED.
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