The official number of Covid-19 cases in Ethiopia is still low, but there are considerable concerns that transmission of the virus could rapidly expand in the coming weeks and months and quickly overpower the country's under-resourced health system. The government of Ethiopia has taken a number of measures, including declaring a state of emergrncy for five months, implementing mass commuication around social distancing and hygiene prevention measures, banning public gatherings, closing schools and universities and announcing the delay of highly anticipated national elections previously scheduled for August 2020.  Download PDF . listening to young people voices

Proclamation No. 3 /2020 State of Emergency Proclamation Enacted to Counter and Control the Spread of COVID-19 and Mitigate Its Impact: 

• Recognizing of the rapid global spread and substantial adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impossibility of curtailing its spread through the normal system of government;

• Since this pandemic is having a considerable negative impact in our country, to enable the expedient and coordinated implementation of measures necessary to minimize and counter the spread of the pandemic;
• Since it has become necessary to take various measures to counter and mitigate the humanitarian, social, economic and political damage being caused by the pandemic;
• To create public awareness about COVID-19 and strengthen precautionary measures by putting in place an enabling legal framework;

  In accordance with the FDRE Constitution Articles 77(10) and 93, this State of Emergency has been proclaimed. Download state of emergency to fight covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing untold fear and suffering for older people across the world.  As of 26 April, the virus itself has already taken the lives of some 193,710 people, and fatality rate for those over 80 years of age is five times the global average.  As the virus spreads rapidly to developing countries, likely overwhelming health and social protection systems, the mortality rate for older persons could climb even higher.Download pdf impacts of covid-19 on the elderlies

ESSSWA has been implementing FGM/C research project  with a financial  and technical support obtained from Population Council. The successful implementation of this research project was heralded by its publication by PC-Kenya. You can read the full length research report using the following link:-

https://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/2020RH_FGMC-ShiftingNormsEthiopia.pdf