Gambella
In Gambella, we provided general and specialized health services, focusing on improving quality of care for refugees from neighboring South Sudan and the wider community. We also responded to a measles outbreak in the region, providing case management and supported the Ministry of Health in a vaccination campaign.
Somali
In the Somali region, we carried out emergency interventions to address high levels of malnutrition and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, such as measles and cholera, and offered assistance to displaced people.
Afar
In Afar, we ran a treatment center for patients with severe and complicated malnutrition and supported the pediatric department of Dupti hospital. We also responded to a cholera outbreak in the region.
In South Ethiopia and Southwest Ethiopia Peoples’ regions, we ran mobile clinics and provided care for malaria and measles, as well as kala azar (visceral leishmaniasis), a neglected tropical disease, for which there is insufficient treatment, due to a lack of profitability.
Amhara
In Amhara, where conflict is driving a surge in needs, we donated medical supplies and offered treatment for snakebites and kala azar. In addition, we responded to a cholera outbreak in a camp hosting Sudanese refugees by providing water and sanitation support.
Tigray
In Tigray, we provided pediatric, maternal, and nutrition care, mental health support and treatment for sexual and gender-based violence. We deployed mobile clinics to hard-to-reach areas and ensured access to clean water by repairing 600 water pumps in the region.
In Oromia, we responded to a cholera outbreak and donated medical supplies.
MSF continues to call for accountability for the death of our colleagues
On June 24, 2021, our colleagues María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda were brutally and intentionally killed, while clearly identified as humanitarian workers, in Tigray. After extensive engagement with the Ethiopian authorities, we still do not have any credible answers regarding what happened to our colleagues. MSF will keep pursuing accountability for this incident, with the hope that this will help improve the safety of humanitarian workers in Ethiopia.
Disclaimer: The boundaries shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by MSF.
