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Premature Babies Can Lead Long, Healthy Lives

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Dasash Guade was born prematurely at 32 weeks in Durbete hospital in Amhara region, after her mother, Alemayehu, was admitted to the hospital suffering from antepartum hemorrhage—a major cause of death among women and newborns in Ethiopia. Born at just 2 pounds -- or 0.9 kilograms -- Dasash’s young life was in imminent danger. Her organs were not fully developed and she could not breathe without assistance. 

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Balanced Diets, Healthier Children

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Misra Mohamed and Hassam Ahmed have been married for four years and have been blessed with two children--Hakima, their four-year-old daughter, and baby boy Zakir, who is just six months old. Like every mother, Misra wants nothing more in life than to help her children grow up to be strong and healthy so they are able to fulfill their dreams; and like every mother, she receives a lot of information on how to raise healthy children, whether it is neighborly advice from other mothers in the community, or from family members.

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The Right to Remain Healthy

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Access to accurate information is critical in curbing misinformation about COVID-19, helping people understand their individual rights and liberties, and ultimately helping Ethiopians keep themselves safe and prevent the spread of the virus. “The ignorance we have seen on coronavirus worries us,” say Ermias and Getu who live in the city of Dire Dawa.

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First-Ever Cup of Excellence Competition in Ethiopia Awards Grand Prize to Sidama-based Natural Coffee

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On May 14, 2020, Ethiopian coffee producer Nigussie Gemeda Mude was announced as the winner of the inaugural Cup of Excellence Ethiopia coffee competition with his Sidama sun-dried natural coffee, which scored 91.04 out of 100 possible points in the nationwide competition and beat out more than 1,400 entries from across the country.

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As Ethiopia Restores Watersheds, Landless Youth Find Sweet Rewards

In the Amhara region of Ethiopia, Mariye Amsalu stands in front of the bee colonies his youth group manages.

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In Ethiopia, the 2015-2016 El Niño-induced drought and consecutive poor rainy seasons triggered the worst water shortage the highlands had seen in more than 50 years.

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Seeing the Forest for the Trees

 A woman from Gelesha Kebele takes part in the participatory forest resources assessment.

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“As the fish cannot live without water, so can’t the Majang community without the forest.” This is a traditional saying of the Majang people of Ethiopia. Despite the intrinsic connection between the Godere forest and the people’s survival, their forest has been shrinking over the last several years.

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Hand Pumps Bring Clean Water to Ethiopia

Community Members Collect Water

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August 2016—Access to safe drinking water is critical to a community’s health and livelihood.

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Better Diets Combat High Malnutrition Rates in Ethiopia

A women’s care group gathers to discuss health and nutrition practices.

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Ethiopia is facing a significant humanitarian crisis, largely resulting from insufficient rainfall exacerbated by El Niño climatic conditions. One way the U.S. Government supports a robust response to the crisis is through the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program.

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Irrigation, Land Reclamation Help Ethiopia Cope with Drought

USAID beneficiaries stand in front of a mango tree and sugarcane plants.

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Ethiopia is facing a significant humanitarian crisis, largely resulting from insufficient rainfall exacerbated by El Niño climatic conditions. One way the U.S. Government supports a robust response to the crisis is through the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program.

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Four Ethiopian Mothers Win International Award for Health Workers

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After breaking their silence and confronting the stigma faced by people living with HIV in Ethiopia, and envisioning that no child be born with HIV from their town, the four mothers—Teberih Tsegay, Almaz Haile, Jember Alemayehu, and Yeshi Derebew—received training on prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) and began working in late 2010 as mother mentors at Korem Town’s health center of Tigray Region.

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