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PublicHealthMessage#4- campaign against the spread of HIV AIDS in populations affected by conflict and limited resources by using music and culture. Please test, get treatment if positive and check your viral load to stay alive and thrive. #959595 #TestTreatThrive Support by watching and learning, liking it for more impact, sharing to help other persons and subscribing for the algorithm to spread it (if possible leaving a short comment towards achieving the 95-95-95 goals in your language)! Doing so is quick and free! This video is submitted to the IAS2026 Village program with the participation of a cultural trope from Ethiopia who are keen to participate in the international AIDS Society Conference in Rio, Brazil in July 2026? youtu.be/TiMkJQ2K5WE?si… #IAS2026 How to be part of the cause? Press on the video link and then - subscribe to channel - ⁠like the video - ⁠share the video - ⁠comment in your language on how we should Fight HIV together. Mulugeta Gebregziabher, PhD Professor and VC for Global Health

Tigray’s Children Are Denied School Again- Call for Action What is happening in Tigray today is intolerable and it must be called out with absolute moral clarity. After three years of war (2020-22) that already interrupted every child’s education, the Ethiopian government is once again choking Tigray’s school system and pushing an entire generation further into darkness. Across Tigray, members of the education community held protests to sound the alarm: severe budget restrictions are crippling schools, starving teachers, and denying children their basic right to learn. Their message is painfully clear: “Teachers shall not teach us while starving.” And they are right. No education system can function when: - Civil servants go months without pay - Banks remain closed or restricted, blocking families from accessing their own money - Businesses and commodities are strangled at checkpoints, preventing school supplies and daily essentials from reaching communities - Fuel is restricted, making school transport, power, and basic logistics impossible These are not administrative inconveniences. They are deliberate policy choices, choices that punish children, parents, and educators who have already endured a genocide, a complete blackout, and years of trauma. A government that denies children their right to education is not protecting stability; it is manufacturing future instability, poverty, and despair. Tigray’s children have already lost more than three years of schooling during the 2020–22 war. To disrupt their learning again, through economic blockades, salary suspensions, and financial strangulation, is an assault on their future and a clear violation of their human rights. Education is not a privilege to be weaponized. 
It is a right, non‑negotiable, universal, and protected under international law. The world cannot remain silent while Tigray’s children are pushed out of the classroom once again. Their teachers cannot teach while starving. Their parents cannot support them under economic suffocation. And their communities cannot rebuild without a functioning education system. Tigray’s children deserve better. They deserve dignity, stability, and a future, not another man‑made barrier standing between them and a classroom. #SaveTigraysChildren #IwasOneOfThem #TeachersNotTargets #SchoolsNotTargets @kirosgu @UNESCO_Addis @AUC_PAPS @uap_zlecaf @_AfricanUnion @WHO @DrTedros @AsstSecStateAF @TiborPNagyJr @HPN4Tigray @PillarMMedia @PJTinter @GezanaBBT @martinplaut @addisstandard @TsedaleLemma @Tseday @AJENews @nytimes @tklebrhanw @reda_getachew @ProfKindeya @ProfKinfe @aksumuniv @AksumHospi4940 @MekUniETH @ayder_hospital

PublicHealthMessage#4- campaign against the spread of HIV AIDS in populations affected by conflict & limited resources by using music & culture. #959595 #TestTreatThrive youtu.be/TiMkJQ2K5WE?si… #HIVAIDS #IAS2026 - subscribe to channel - ⁠like & share the video @ProfMulugeta

Last year at the @PublicHealth APHA2025 conference in Washington DC, I organized and presented on this topic “4325.0 - The Forgotten Deadly Wars of Africa- Humanitarian and Health Impact”. It covered Tigray, Sudan, etc. Now that the US is embroiled in its own conflicts in the Middle East, the solution to this problem is even farther in sight, since the US played a big role in stopping the fighting in Tigray. . The bad news is that the editors @TheLancet @TheLancetPH don’t want to publish correspondence or op-ed about such conflicts with a pretext. My experience: In September, as I have done for the past five years, I submitted a correspondence to @TheLancet and @TheLancetPH urging action to avert war and genocide in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The letter was signed by 40 professionals, faculty members, diplomats, and students, framed as a public‑health‑based humanitarian appeal. The editorial response was swift and formulaic: “Weighing it up against other submissions we have under consideration, we are unable to accept it for publication.” I requested reconsideration, fully respecting editorial constraints while emphasizing the extraordinary urgency of the crisis and The Lancet’s own stated commitment to health justice and humanitarian advocacy. Months passed before I heard back. I was then invited to resubmit, only to receive the same default rejection within days, this time from Dr Meenat Virdi, Senior Editor for Correspondence. Let me be clear: journals have to reject submissions in many cases since that’s their model. I accept that and I have lived it for over 25 years! But what deserves scrutiny is selective amplification. The same journal that has published an individual’s pleas on human rights violations should have to think carefully and wisely to pass on a collective, multidisciplinary petition that could have served as the voice of besieged and blacked‑out communities- a forgotten conflict! Is this a double standard? @TiborPNagyJr @AsstSecStateAF @APHAPeaceCaucus @ih_section @devex @breaking_bre @AJEnglish @AJHeadtoHead @AJPHThinkTank @AMJPublicHealth @AUC_PAPS @AUC_PAPS @WHO_Europe @WHO @backroads_linda @DrChTouati @mukeshkapila @umutcagrisariii @dr_bandak @DrTedros @Lacroix_UN @_UnfpaSudan apha.confex.com/apha/2025/meet…

ምረቓ መፅሓፈ ግጥምታት ኣነደይ ቀዳም መጋቢት 19 ኣብ መቐለ ትምረቕ ኣላ! 3000 ኮፒ ፕሪንት ጌርና ኣለና። ኣታዊ ከዓ ንብኹናት ፅንተት ዝተሃሰየት ትግራይ እዩ። ዳርጋ 50% ብውህብቶን ቅድመ ዕደጋን ተወሲዱ ኣሎ። ንእትደልይዎ ትካል ገዚአኹም ምውፋይ ትኽእሉ ኢኹም! ርኸቡና! ንዝተሳተፋኩመን ነዚ ንምዕዋት ላዕሊን ታሕትን ዝበልኩም የቐንየለይ። ብፍላይ መታዐቢተይ ሰብ ክቡር ሞያን ወነንቲ ዓቢ ዓቕልን ዝኾኑ @girmaygebru and @DrDanielTeklu ኣዝየ የመሰግን። #ኣነደይ #AneDay

ምረቓ መፅሓፈ ግጥምታት ኣነደይ ቀዳም መጋቢት 19 ኣብ መቐለ ትምረቕ ኣላ! 3000 ኮፒ ፕሪንት ጌርና ኣለና። ኣታዊ ከዓ ንብኹናት ፅንተት ዝተሃሰየት ትግራይ እዩ። ንእትደልይዎ ትካል ገዚአኹም ኣወፍዩ! ርኸቡና! #ኣነደይ @ProfMulugeta tiktok.com/t/ZTkdhHmT4/

Selam @GetachewTemare! Happy Sunday! Thanks for asking me to provide feedback on this. I’m going to provide my honest response. I see that you tried to provide your take and criticism of the opposition in Tigray politics. It’s a good start to criticize the opposition instead of always pointing fingers at one party! I’m not saying TPLF shouldn’t be criticized- rather the opposite. It should be scrutinized as it has had unmatched influence on Tigray politics.  Rebuttal- Misdiagnosing Tigray’s Political Crisis addisstandard.com/ghosts-of-gove… The article on “opposition paralysis” in post‑war Tigray, I believe, misdiagnoses both the origins and implications of the political fragmentation it critiques.  Any credible analysis must start with a core truth the article failed to focus on: opposition politics in Tigray has never been institutionally grounded. What has existed is a loose constellation of personalities often driven by resentment toward the TPLF rather than substantive policy positions, organizational capacity, or democratic structures. For many years, there has been no sustained investment in party‑building, no independent civic institutions supporting pluralism, and no stable mechanism for articulating ideological differences. Given this historical context, today’s fragmentation is less a “failure of imagination” than the predictable result of opposition movements that were never institutionally anchored in the first place. These were, and remain, structures built on personal networks, not on formal governance principles. Even more troubling, the article fails to situate this political behavior within the existential crisis facing the people of Tigray. After genocide, mass displacement, famine, and systematic destruction of civilian life, the foremost duty of all political actors should be to protect Tigray’s survival. Instead, many opposition leaders have elevated personal grievances, factional competition, and mutual delegitimization over collective responsibility. At precisely the moment when unity is essential, several opposition figures have chosen to align themselves, explicitly or implicitly, with the same federal regime responsible for atrocities in Tigray. This is not political pluralism; it is a profound dereliction of duty. Critiquing TPLF or the interim government is legitimate and necessary, but doing so while echoing the narratives of a genocidal state crosses into political irresponsibility.  Tigray’s future cannot be built on opportunism disguised as dissent. In my view, the challenges the article highlighted cannot be solved through commentary alone. They require recognition of structural weaknesses, historical realities, and the moral obligations of leadership during national trauma. Tigray needs unity rooted in shared national survival, not in personalities. My suggestions for fostering unity in Tigray - for the opposition to disentangle itself from personality and hate towards TPLF driven politics.  - ⁠for the TPLF to recognize that the existence of a vibrant nationalist opposition is good for itself and Tigray  - ⁠Facilitate a moderated, evidence‑based dialogue among all Tigray political actors focused on identifying areas of consensus, acknowledging historical grievances, and setting rules of engagement that prevent destructive fragmentation. This process must prioritize Tigray’s survival over individual ambitions by creating institutions that foster building a better Tigray (BBT).  Tigrayan scholars, those not involved in party politics, should support in the creation of such an institution and capacity building efforts so that future disagreements occur within structured, constructive channels. My two cents! Note: I’m of the opinion that Tigray needs a solid opposition party that challenges and checks the TPLF’s long rule and mistakes. @WegahtaFacts @addisstandard @TsedaleLemma @martinplaut @Ethioforumm @EthioReporter @addis_fortune @UMDMedia_ @tigraionline @TigrayFeresmay

Abiy’s Feb 3, 2026 Parliamentary Address- Would it Become A Turning Point in #Justice4Tigray? In his address to Parliament, Abiy Ahmed publicly acknowledged the #AxumMassacre and other grave #warcrimes &crimes against humanity committed during the 2020–2022 war on Tigray.

Tigray’s predicament & the efforts to avert 2nd round of war. Families 5years in displacement & dying. A generation losing time to build families- Life as we know it denied. Time to stop another war! #Justice4Tigray @unwomenafrica @_AfricanUnion @AsstSecStateAF @ProfMulugeta

March is women’s month - celebrate the women in your life each and everyday of March!

ተሞክሮ ካብ ካሮላይና! Lessons from Camille Graham Correctional in Columbia, SC. Women are learning to farm in a high-tech, indoor setting , a program leaders say is producing tens of thousands of pounds of food each year while also preparing participants 4 life after prison.