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A project to recruit and train religious leaders to deliver information on vaccination has made strides, health workers say, among a population renowned for hesitancy.
GOBA, Ethiopia — Nestled in the heart of Bale Mountains National Park in Ethiopia’s highlands is an isolated village surrounded by lush natural forest — one of the few left in the country. Covered in low-hanging clouds, a dirt road runs through the village of Rira, connecting it to the outside world. Along the sides […]
“They are doing incredible work,” an immunisation specialist from Injibara Health Centre says of the stretched staff of the local orphanage.
Mountainous Ambassel in Ethiopia has limited road access, a spotty electricity supply and, local authorities say, the lowest immunisation rates in Amhara region. Health workers like Meseret Belay are trying to change that – on foot, one five-hour trek at a time.
By improving the immunisation room in Injibara health centre, the quality of health services and the number of children being brought for routine immunisation has gone up.