Colorectal cancer is the leading cancer in males followed by leukemia and prostate cancer, according to the registry. World Bulletin/News Desk An Ethiopian official said Saturday that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and particularly cancer are alarmingly increasing in Ethiopia. “Earlier NCDs were considered as problems affecting developed countries,” Dr. Mahlet Kifle of the Health Ministry told
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Colorectal cancer is the leading cancer in males followed by leukemia and prostate cancer, according to the registry. World Bulletin/News Desk An Ethiopian official said Saturday that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and particularly cancer are alarmingly increasing in Ethiopia. “Earlier NCDs were considered as problems affecting developed countries,” Dr. Mahlet Kifle of the Health Ministry told
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PRI’s The World Reporter Dalia Mortada Khadija Credit: Dalia Mortada 29-year-old Khadija Ali — a fake name she gave — had an abortion at Marie Stopes Clinic in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, easier access to abortions has been one way the government has tried to save women’s lives. Since 2005, Ethiopia has made it much easier and cheaper
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Officials plan to build extra public conveniences in Addis Ababa, which has just 63 loos for its 3 million inhabitant. The Guardian David Smith in Addis Ababa Community toilets in Addis Ababa typically consist of a hole in the floor. Addis Ababa has more than 3 million people, but there are just 63 public toilets.
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By Amy Walters NPR When you sign up for a reporting fellowship to learn about the health of newborns in Ethiopia you expect things to be a little different from what you’re used to in the U.S. To be perfectly honest, a little worse. But, Ethiopia actually surprised me, even before I took off. I
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