In November last year, relevant parties in northern Ethiopia signed a Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, ending the two-year-long conflict in northern Ethiopia. On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report that more than 956 metric tons of medicines and medical supplies had been shipped to health facilities across Ethiopia's conflict-affected Tigray region during the first nine months of 2023. According to the latest health cluster bulletin released on Wednesday, the conflict in northern Ethiopia that started in November 2020 has led to the weakening of the healthcare system in the Tigray Region. In November last year, relevant parties in northern Ethiopia signed a Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, ending the two-year-long conflict in northern Ethiopia. Additionally, 17 MT of medical supplies were transported to #Amhara ���� & 5.58 MT comprising #Cholera kits dispatched to West Gondar/Metema host communities & #Sudan refugees via @medicalteamsThis will go a long way in meeting emergency medical needs of the people��2/2����@UNCERF pic.twitter.com/3khz0bKCgC — WHO Ethiopia (@WHOEthiopia) October 20, 2023Furthermore, as part of the response efforts, from January to September 2023, more than 956 metric tons of medicines and medical supplies were dispatched to health facilities across the region, the report said.

Source: Ethiopian News October 26, 2023 23:54 UTC