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Eritrean News
Setting a Precedent: Eritrea’s Landmark Legislation on Plastic Usage
In 2002, plastic bags were banned in Asmara, following similar bans in other urban areas. In 2004, a national legal notice was enacted to ban plastic bags across Eritrea. This nationwide ban, effective from January 2005, prohibited the import, production, sale, or distribution of plastic bags and imposed hefty fines, primarily targeting producers and distributors….
ሃገራዊ ወርፊ ክታበት ንፍዮን ሩቤላን፡ ኣብ መላእ ሃገር ተጀሚሩ
ሃገራዊ ወፍሪ ክታበት ንፍዮን ሩቤላን ከምኡ’ውን ምዕዳል ቫይታሚን ‘ኤ’፡ ሎሚ 24 ሚያዝያ ኣብ መላእ ሃገር ተጀሚሩ። እቲ ወፍሪ፡ ኣብ ዞባ ማእከል ኣብ ኮማዊ ሆውፒታል ጎዳይፍ ብዝተኻየደ ስነ-ስርዓት’ዩ ብወግዒ ተበጊሱ። ኣብ’ዚ ካብ 24 ክሳብ 28 ሚያዝያ ዝካየድ ሃገራዊ ወፍሪ፡ ኣብ ክሊ ዕድመ ሽድሽተ ኣዋርሕ ክሳብ ሓሙሽተ ዓመት ዝርከቡ ልዕሊ ፍርቂ ሚልዮን ክኽተቡን ቫይታሚን ‘ኤ’ ክዕደሉን’ዮም። ነዚ…
An Important Milestone in Health- Related Efforts and Progress (Part I)
Editor’s note: this is the first article in a two-part series related to Eritrea’s national measles and rubella vaccination campaign. The following article unpacks the nation’s commitment to youth and highlights how vaccination programs contribute to the country’s child mortality reductions. * * * This week, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is conducting a national…
World Malaria Day Observed
Asmara, 23 April, 2024 – World Malaria Day 2024 was observed at the regional level in Tsaeda Christian under the theme “Let’s Strengthen Our Efforts Against Malaria.” At the event, reports were presented focusing on the efforts exerted to control the prevalence of the disease and the challenges encountered. Mr. Kibreab Tesfamicael, head of malaria…
Eritrean Athlete Nazareth Woldu Wins Vienna Marathon
Asmara, April 22, 2024 – Eritrean athlete Nazareth Woldu, who holds the national record for marathons, triumphed at the 41st Vienna Marathon, which took place on April 21st. Nazareth completed the race in 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 8 seconds, outpacing her nearest competitor, a Kenyan athlete, by 2 minutes and 14 seconds. This victory…