Two killed, including deputy head of woreda health office, in attack on measles vaccination team
- Ref
- OHRM-2024-0011
- Date of incident
- Zone
- West Guji
- Number of people affected
- 2
On 22 January 2024, unidentified armed men attacked health workers travelling to vaccinate residents of Ergansa kebele against measles, killing two including the deputy head of the woreda health office and injuring three. Health services and the vaccination campaign were disrupted.
Source: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission statement (Amharic (summarised in English)), published 2024-05-28. https://ehrc.org/%e1%89%a0%e1%8a%a2%e1%89%b5%e1%8b%ae%e1%8c%b5%e1%8b%ab-%e1%89%a0%e1%89%b0%e1%88%88%e1%8b%ab%e1%8b%a9-%e1%8a%a0%e1%8a%ab%e1%89%a3%e1%89%a2%e1%8b%8e%e1%89%bd-%e1%89%a0%e1%8c%8d%e1%8c%ad%e1%89%b5/