Ethiopia: Donors launch $123 mln health support for Ethiopia

The U.N. Children's Fund and the World Food Programme on Tuesday launched a $123 million programme to reduce the mortality rate of children in Ethiopia, one of the world's poorest countries. "The Canadian-funded three-year programme will increase access to health care and supplementary food to benefit six million children in seven regions of Ethiopia during the three year period," a statement issued by UNICEF and WFP said.