1. Yellow Fever Outbreak
Technical, financial and logistic support
was provided for outbreak management
and reactive vaccination campaign in South
Omo and neighbouring woredas of Gamo
Gofa zones in SNNPR. Around 700,000
people in South Omo and Gamogofa were
vaccinated.
Health Security and Emergency (HSE) Ethiopia
2014-2015
Refugee Crisis in Gambella
WHO Ethiopia and partners support Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Activities in Gambella Regional State.
Coordination, Capacity building , Disease Surveillance, Outbreak management,
Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) of vaccine preventable diseases and Guinea
Worm eradication interventions were major activities in Gambella.
Nutrition Emergency
WHO provide assistance in conducting assessments and responding to the
nutritional and health emergency in Sitti Zone of Somali Regional State.
WHO partnered International Medical Corps to reduce morbidity and
mortality due to the public health impact of extended dry season in East and
West Hararghe.
Ebola Virus Preparedness
Dengue Fever Outbreak
WHO supported preparation of technical guidelines and plans, conducted orientations
and training of health professionals, supported establishment of ETU, PoE screening
activities, assessment of preparedness and provision of Personal Protective Equipment
Health and Nutrition Emergency
Ebola Virus Preparedness National
Health and Nutrition
Emergency E and W
Hararghe
Refugee Emergency
Gambella
Yellow Fever
Outbreak SNNPR
Dengue Fever
Outbreak Dire Dawa
Nutrition Emergency
Sitti Zone
WHO proactively supported and facilitated the Rapid assessment and multiagency
seasonal needs assessment in six regions. WHO partnered International Medical Corps
to reduce morbidity and mortality due to the public health impact of extended dry sea-
son in East and West Hararghe zone of Oromia Regional state.
Federal Democratic Repulbic of Ethiopia
Ministry of Health
WHO provides technical support in the Dengue Fever Outbreak investigation
and control activities in Dire Dawa Administration and Gode Zone of Somali
regional state.
Meningitis Outbreak
WHO supported the management of
meningitis outbreak in SNNP where
close to 200,000 individuals were
vaccinated during the focus year.
WHO partnered with
UNHCR and UNICEF
in the response
to the meningitis
outbreak in Refugee
camp in Gambella
Region
AWD in Oromia
AWD Outbreak
WHO supported outbreak
investigation and control in Moyale
woreda in Oromia