Child Mortality Archives

Eritrea’s Story: Progress on Healthcare

July 8, 2022TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

A strong government, with the ability to motivate and mobilize people behind a clear goal, emerges as key to progress in Eritrea. BY HABTOM TESFAMICHAEL | SHABAIT The National Health Policy (NHP) of Eritrea promotes the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health for all as one of the fundamental rights of every citizen. The […]

Child Health and Survival: Lessons from Eritrea

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

The country has one of the lowest child mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa and is on track to meet the Sustainable Development Goal on child mortality by 2030. BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D.) The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goal 3.2 targets a reduction in neonatal mortality to at least 12 per 1,000 live births and […]

Continued Fight Against Maternal and Child Mortality Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

September 25, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY UNFPA ERITREA N epalese medical doctor Dr. Sailesh Rajbanshi is an obstetrician and gynecologist who has over 10 years of experience in Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh, and now in Eritrea since December 2019.

UNFPA Strengthening Partnerships in Eritrea to Sustain Development Gains

October 21, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY ABRAHAM GELAW | UNFPA The strengthening of partnerships to sustain development gains in Eritrea was the focus of a mission led by the UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director (Programme), Dereje Wordofa and sister UN agencies.

Child Mortality: Great Progress, Yet Much Left to Be Done

September 27, 2018July 31, 2020TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY FIKREJESUS AMHAZION (PH.D) Last week, the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), which includes members from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank Group, and the United Nations Population Division, released an important new study on levels and trends in child mortality around the world.

Eritrea’s Decentralized Development Methodology Could be Example in Africa: UNDP

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY BILLION TEMESGHEN | ERITREA PROFILE It has been almost nine months since Ms. Susan Namondo Ngongi has took up the office of UN Resident Coordinator, UN Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Eritrea. Eritrea Profile welcomes the UNDP Resident Representative taking excerpts from an interview Ms. Susan had with ERI-TV’s show ‘Open Mic’. […]

UN Agencies Supporting Eritrea on Sustainable Development Path

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017TesfaNews20 Comments

BY UN MULTIMEDIA Helping Eritrea to confront challenges such as food insecurity and infant mortality is the goal of the latest five-year plan between the UN and the government. The Horn of Africa country ranks at number 179 out of 188 nations on the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Human Development Index, which measures indicators such […]

Senior UN Official Draws Attention to Importance of Increasing Engagement with Eritrea

July 14, 2017TesfaNews31 Comments

BY UN OCHA Speaking to media in New York following a three-day mission to Eritrea the Director of Operations for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), John Ging, today highlighted the important progress that has been made in Eritrea over the last several years.