News on Ethiopia

Taxes could fill AIDS funding crunch: U.N.

2011-12-07T07:30:13Z

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The fight against AIDS risks being set back years by a global financial crisis, the head of the United Nations campaign against the disease warned Wednesday.

About 34 million people worldwide are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ...

Therapeutic uses for plumbago zeylanica, a potent Indian herb

2010-11-29T15:13:19Z

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I'm Going Back to Africa

2010-11-03T01:14:17Z

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The Secret World of Angelina Jolie

2010-09-30T21:35:01Z

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Growth productivity and scientific impact of sources of HIVAIDS research information with a focus on eastern and southern Africa

2010-10-22T12:16:54Z

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Ethiopians offered free AIDS tests by text message

2010-04-16T10:26:40Z

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia is sending text messages to mobile phone users offering free HIV/AIDS tests ahead of New Year celebrations, in a drive to have more people checked in sub-Saharan Africa's second most populous nation.

"New Year! New Li...

Circumcision

2010-10-22T09:03:19Z

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Holyfield to fight in Ethiopia for AIDS charity

2010-07-14T15:04:38Z

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters Life!) - Boxing icon Evander Holyfield will fight in desperately poor Ethiopia for an undisclosed fee in a bout to raise money for HIV/AIDS charities.

Organizers hope the clash in July between the four-time world heavyweight champi...

Ethiopia to see sharp rise in orphans running households: NGO

2010-04-16T14:36:26Z

Ethiopia will by 2010 see a four-fold increase in the number of orphaned children aged between nine and 19 who are heading families due to AIDS, poverty and conflict, a local NGO said on Friday.

Some 225,000 households will be run by children, up from 77,000 in 2005, Addis Ababa-based African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) said in a report.

"This is going to be an explosive proble...

Jolie, Pitt donate $2 million for Ethiopian clinic

2010-04-16T14:39:56Z

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt donate $2 million to help fight disease in Ethiopia

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are giving back to the country where their 3-year-old daughter Zahara was born.

The couple have donated $2 million to help fight HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia, said the Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have donated two million dollars to help children affected by AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia, announced the nonprofit group Global Health Committee (GHC) announced Monday.

"The money will be used to cr...

Sep 29, 2008

2010-10-23T19:08:11Z

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Americans adopting HIV-positive kids from Ethiopia

2010-04-16T13:33:13Z

Solomon Henderson inherited just three things from his birth parents, who left him at an Ethiopian orphanage when he was 1 year old: a picture of Jesus, a plastic crucifix and HIV.

As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year, Solomon's prospects for survival — much less adoption — were grim. But Erin Henderson's heart stirred when she saw him, and she decided, on the spot, to adopt him.

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Clinton pledges more support to fight AIDS in Ethiopia

2010-04-16T16:25:34Z

Former US president Bill Clinton on Friday pledged more support to combat HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia, where he started a four-nation African tour.

His Clinton Foundation announced the Ethiopia Religious Official Says AIDS Patients Can Take Anti-Retroviral Medicine, Holy Water

For the past year, Yonas Tadesse has been trying to stave off the effects of HIV with a blend of science and faith _ he takes anti-retroviral medicine but also drinks a liter of holy water, blessed by a priest.

The combination has long been a source of controvers...

Ethiopia's top religious official says AIDS patients can take medicine along with holy water

2010-09-08T21:55:40Z

The combination has long been a source of controversy in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, where many local leaders believe patients should not take both holy water and medicine. But on Wednesday,

Are we prescribing HIV drugs properly?

2010-10-16T08:02:07Z

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Severe Weather

2010-12-01T15:34:03Z

Ikram Towfik of Ethiopia, walks downstairs after grabbing some belongings from her sister's bedroom the day after a tornado tore the home apart Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in Buford, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Mideast Israel Ethiopians

2010-11-14T08:31:36Z

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2005 file photo an Ethiopian Jew cries as she holds a picture of a relative, during a demonstration outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem protesting against the Israeli government's refusal to assist Jews who remained in Ethiopia from immigrating to Israel. Israel on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 has decided to allow 8,000 Ethiop...

NYC Marathon Gebrselassie Athletics

2010-11-08T03:02:52Z

New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg, left, introduces elite men's runner Haile Gebrselassie, of Ethiopia, during a news conference for the New Yor...

NYC Marathon

2010-11-08T03:02:49Z

Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia holds his country's flag after crossing the finish line first in the men's division at the 2010 New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC Marathon Athletics

2010-11-06T10:02:10Z

Haile Gebrselassie, left, of Ethiopia, listens in as Paul Tergat, of Kenya, speak to reporters during a news conference of the New York City Marathon, Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 in