Ethiopia: 2023 Malaria

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Source: https://borkena.com/2023/10/13/ethiopia-malaria-death-toll-rises-in-some-zones-of-oromia-region/

Ethiopia: Malaria death toll rises in some Zones of Oromia Region
October 13, 2023
By Staff Reporter

ADDIS ABABA – (BORKENA) – Residents of Kelem and West Wollega Zones in the Oromia Region told Voice of America, the Amharic Service, that they “are exposed to a severe malaria epidemic and lack of medicine”.

Residents said that people are dying every day. The security situation in the area and lack of access road to reach the locality have made things become worse, according to them...

 

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2023-10/20/content_116764244.htm


WHO warns of malaria outbreak in Ethiopia
Xinhua, October 20, 2023


ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the ongoing malaria outbreak in Ethiopia, as more than two million cases have been reported across the country.

The WHO, in its periodic bulletin on outbreaks and other emergencies on the African continent, issued Thursday, said since January this year, Ethiopia has experienced a significant malaria outbreak, with reports from various regions. "Cumulatively, from Jan. 1 through Sept. 10, a total of 2,235,311 cases have been reported in Ethiopia."

Figures from the WHO showed that four regions affected by the malaria outbreak have reported incidence rates exceeding 2,000 cases per 100,000 population.

The WHO warned that climate change is likely to lengthen the transmission period of major vector-borne diseases, including malaria, and alter their geographic range.​..

 

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Source: https://english.news.cn/africa/20231103/93eb32690f9b4b87a404250d502f6d42/c.html

Ethiopia records highest number of malaria cases in 7 years: WHO
Source: Xinhua| 2023-11-03 23:32:00|Editor: huaxia

ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Ethiopia has recorded the highest number of malaria cases in at least seven years.

In an Ethiopia Health Cluster Bulletin report released on Thursday evening, the United Nations agency said there had been a 25 percent increase in malaria cases within a one-month time span across the East African country.

As of Oct. 29, 901 districts across Ethiopia excluding districts in the country's second most populous region of Amhara had reported at least one confirmed malaria case, pushing the nationwide reported malaria cases to 2,873,114, according to the report, adding that over 50 percent of the cases were reported from Ethiopia's largest region, Oromia.​..