Tigray Maternal, Child Deaths Soar Amid Renewed Siege
Healthcare workers in #Tigray’s Abergele Yechila district report a sharp rise in maternal and infant deaths, driven by halted ambulance services and severe medicine shortages under #Ethiopia’s renewed genocidal blockade. 1/
.@WHO urges the international community: do not ignore Sudan.
Sudan is confronting one of the gravest humanitarian and public health emergencies in the world today. More than 33.7 million people, over half of the nation’s population, now require urgent, life‑saving assistance. The ongoing conflict has pushed the health system to the edge of complete collapse.
Recent attacks on medical facilities have further deepened this crisis. On March 20, a drone strike on Al-Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur killed at least 64 people, among them patients and medical personnel, and left 89 others injured. Just days later, on April 2, another drone attack struck Al‑Jabalain Hospital in White Nile State, killing 10 medical and administrative staff, including the hospital’s director while performing surgery, and injuring 22 people. On the same day, the Family Hospital in Al-Daein was looted, and patients and health workers assaulted and expelled from the facility leading to its suspension of work. A hospital in the Blue Nile State city of Al-Kurmuk was looted on 25 March, the equipment were destroyed and staff and patients forced from the facility with one worker critically injured.
These incidents are stark reminders of the urgent need for renewed international solidarity and decisive political and humanitarian action. Sudan cannot endure this crisis alone.
@PMEthiopia Nothing screams national pride like a dad-bod govt splurging on cosmetic makeovers while infrastructure crumbles to fund bulbs and road ‘amalgamations.’ No real projects, just a 21st-century Versailles. Maybe what we need isn’t pride—but a full system reboot.
To accelerate progress towards elimination of hepatitis B and C infection by 2030, @WHO has launched a practical guide to support countries turn evidence-based recommendations into concrete action.
These measures are based on priority actions that have already been shown to work
In 2025, the #Maldives achieved triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B as well as HIV and syphilis.
In 2024, #Namibia became the first country in Africa – and the first high-burden country in the world - to achieve WHO validation on the path towards eliminating vertical mother-to-child transmission of both hepatitis B and HIV.
In 2023, #Egypt became the first country to achieve WHO validation on the path to elimination of hepatitis C.
WHO's Global Health Sector Strategy aims for a 90% reduction in new infections and a 65% reduction in deaths from hepatitis B and C by 2030.
I call on countries and partners to scale uptake of this implementation handbook to accelerate country action on hepatitis elimination: who.int/news/item/10-0…
News: Teachers, students in #Tigray protest federal #salary suspension, call for international pressure
Senior officials of the Tigray Interim Administration, alongside educators and students, staged large-scale protests across several towns in Tigray, including the capital #Mekelle, on 24 March 2026, condemning the federal government’s decision to “suspend civil servant #salaries” and calling for international intervention, regional broadcaster, Tigrai Television televised.
The demonstrations, which drew thousands of teachers and students, underscored a deepening humanitarian and education crisis in the regional. Regional authorities say the federal government has halted salary payments for teachers since October 2025, a move they argue violates constitutional provisions and international legal obligations.
#Amanuel_Assefa, Vice President of the Tigrai Interim Administration, told protesters that the suspension of budgets and salaries is a deliberate effort to dismantle Tigray’s social fabric.
“The education system in Tigray was a primary target of the genocide and continues to suffer severe damage,” Amanuel said, adding that more than 1.2 million children remain out of school due to slow recovery of infrastructure. “The denial of budgets, fuel, and medicine is a calculated effort to weaken and disperse the people of Tigray.”
Earlier this month, the Tigray education bureau had issued an urgent appeal to the federal government warning that a deepening funding shortfall is jeopardizing the fragile recovery of the region’s education system as teachers remain unpaid and schools face possible closure.
Read more: addisstandard.com/?p=56054
#Ethiopia: More than 1,300 IDPs died of hunger in #Tigray camps, official says
More than 1,300 internally displaced persons (#IDPs) have died from hunger and lack of medical care in camps across Ethiopia’s Tigray region over the past three years, according to a regional official cited by AFP.
Gebreselassie Tareke, a director at Tigray’s Social Affairs Office, told AFP that at least 1,309 people had died in IDP camps, warning that conditions are deteriorating amid declining humanitarian assistance.
“The situation is getting worse,” he said, noting reduced support from both the federal government and international aid organizations. He added that one of the most affected camps hosts around 150,000 people, with many others at risk.
Recent reporting by Addis Standard points to similar conditions on the ground. On 19 March 2026, it reported that at least 333 IDPs had died at the #Hitsats camp since May 2025 due to hunger and lack of medicine, while 125 deaths were recorded in Adwa since October 2025.
Displaced residents and camp coordinators described shrinking aid, worsening shortages, and continued arrivals as key drivers of the crisis. “People are wasting away; people are dying,” said Abrha Mebrahtom, coordinator of the Hitsats IDP center.
The accounts echo earlier Addis Standard reports documenting deteriorating conditions in IDP centers across Tigray, including Abiy Addi, where returnees from Sudan reported receiving no assistance for months, alongside prior warnings of hunger-related deaths in Hitsats.
Read more: addisstandard.com/?p=56035
The vote was 123-3, but the 52 abstentions tell the real story: a clearly drawn line separating Global North states and former colonial powers from the overwhelming majority condemning the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity,
Ethiopia Cuts off All Medical Supplies to Tigray
#Tigray faces severe shortage of medical supplies, with the pharmaceutical supply chain fully disrupted for two consecutive months. “No central refills were delivered to the Mekelle or Shire in Jan or Feb,” the health bureau said.
Some are asking why I wrote my appeal to peace in Amharic. I chose Amharic as it is the primary working language of Ethiopia and widely understood. Including all five working languages - Tigrigna, Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Somali, and Afar - would be beneficial. Here you go…
ጦርነት ትርፉ ሞት፣ ጥፋት፣ መፈናቀልና ረሃብ ብቻ ነው! ፖለቲካዊ መፍትሄ ሁሌም አለ። እውነተኛ ጀግኖች ሰላምን ይመርጣሉ። ለሰላም ዕድል እንስጥ! 🕊️
ኲናት ትርፉ ሞት፣ ጥፍኣት፣ ምዝንባልን ጥሜትን ጥራይ እዩ! ፖለቲካዊ መፍትሒ ወትሩ ኣሎ። ናይ ሓቂ ጀጋኑ ሰላም ይመርፁ። ንሰላም ዕድል ንሃብ! 🕊️"
Waraanni bu’aan isaa du’a, badii, buqqa’insaafi beela qofa! Furmaanni siyaasaa yoomiyyuu jira. Goonni dhugaan nagaa filata. Nagaadhaaf carraa haa kenninu! 🕊️
Dagaalku waxa laga dhaxlaa oo kaliya dhimasho, burbur, barakac iyo macaluul! Xal siyaasadeed mar walba waa uu jiraa. Geesiyaasha dhabta ahi waxay doortaan nabadda. Aan fursad siinno nabadda! 🕊️
Carbi dubuk rabaay, finqaay, dufuu kee qululu bahta! Umman way siyaasâ fidga tan. Numma agiira salaam doorita. Salaam saami nacay! 🕊️
Courage for Peace.
Peace is the best medicine.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus