The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 28% of deaths in Ethiopia were due to non-communicable diseases (NCD) in 2014. Deaths from NCD are expected to increase by 27% in Africa over the next decade; resulting in approximately 28 million additional deaths. Tobacco use, lack of physical activity, excess use of alcohol and unhealthy diets […]
In the past few months Birtukan and her family have experienced incredible loss and hardship. She, her husband and two boys had to flee their home in West Guji Zone when their property was set on fire during civil unrest. The walk from their village to the neighboring Gedeo Zone only took a few hours, […]
October 17,2018 – Presidents, Secretary Generals and Senior Officials of four National Societies from Africa and the Netherlands Red Cross Convened in Addis Ababa to put ways to enhance and strengthen their Humanitarian engagement. The Strategic Partnership agreement between the Netherlands Red Cross and Ethiopian, Benin, Ivory Coast and Zambia National Societies was established before […]
5 October 2018, Addis Ababa With the aim of better supporting people experiencing drought and flood, the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in partnership with the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC), have established a ground-breaking forecast-based financing system based on early warning information. The Innovative Approach to Response Preparedness (IARP) which is supported by Data Preparedness […]
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) calls for business organizations and the community at large to provide humanitarian assistance for its emergency interventions on a press conference held at the National Head Quarters on October 9, 2018. Mr. Wondawik Abeze, Deputy Secretary General for Resource Development and Mobilization of ERCS, briefed media that “The Society has […]
The Hamer Woreda in South Omo Zone has been plagued by drought, resulting in the loss of more than 40,000 livestock in the last year alone in the woreda. Asile Kebele, known for chronic shortage of water, is among the worst affected by the drought. Aiming to reduce vulnerability and restore livelihoods, the Ethiopian Red […]
Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), in partnership with ICRC and UNICEF, provided essential shelter, non-food items, and water and sanitation materials to people displaced by a conflict from Burayu and temporarily settled in kolfe and Gulele areas of Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Red Cross Society has deployed a trained Disaster Response Team (DRT) to conducted […]
In the Shalla Woreda of West Arsi Zone in Oromia, farming is the major livelihood of the community. Goats and other livestock, and cultivation of maize and teff, are the major means of subsistence, as well as source of income for families. However, in recent years the area has been impacted by frequent drought, severely […]
የኢትዮጵያ ቀይ መስቀል ማኅበር (ኢቀመማ) ነሀሴ 25 ቀን 2011 ዓ.ም በሀዋሳ ከተማ ባካሄደው ጠቅላላ ጉባኤ በ2010 የበጀት ዓመት ከ92 ሚሊዮን ብር በላይ ወጪ በማድረግ ከአንድ ሚሊዮን በላይ ለሆኑ የህብረተሰቡ ክፍሎች የአደጋ ምላሽ እና ከአደጋ በኋላ የማቋቋም ሥራዎችን አከናውኗል፡፡ በበጀት ዓመቱ ለ297 ሺህ አባዎራዎች የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ እርዳታ ድጋፍ ለመስጠት በማቀድ 599 ሺህ በላይ ቤተሰቦችን ተጠቃሚ በማድረግ […]
On 25 August 2018, high officials of the Turkish Red Crescent Society, Vice President Dr. Naci Yorlumaz and Senior Director of International Relations Mr. Kaan, visited the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) to explore areas for collaboration. ERCS President Ato Abera Tola, Secretary General Mrs. Frehiwot Worku, and other management staff of ERCS took part […]