ETHIOPIA COVID-19 Humanitarian Response Coordination As of 5 May 2020
COVID-19 – National response coordination
• At federal level, the multi-sector COVID-19 response is coordinated by the Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) led by the Commissioner of the National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC). All sector bureaus and humanitarian partners are supporting the center. o ECC Management: Muluneh Woledemariam (0910318103, [email protected]) o Operations: Nesibu Yassin (0922949770, [email protected]) o Planning: Negeye Hailu (0912955856, [email protected]) • At regional level, coordination centers/taskforces have been established. NDRMC is working to ensure that regional coordination forums mirror federal coordination mechanism (ECC).
COVID-19 – International response coordination (OCHA) • National: Saeed Mohamoud Hersi (0912502696, [email protected]) • Addis Ababa: Felix Omunu (0911216462, [email protected]) • Afar, Amhara, Tigray regions: Hamidu Jalloh (0911550047, [email protected]) • Eastern Oromia/ Somali region: Abdikadir D. Hussein (0915059487, [email protected]) • Southern Oromia, SNNPR: Jelena Madzarevic (0911473875, [email protected]) • Western Oromia, Gambella, Benishangul Gumuz: Clever Maputseni (0903200836, [email protected])
Regional COVID-19 Coordination
Region Forum activated Participants Leadership/ Chair Contact Amhara COVID- 19 Emergency Regional Bureau Regional head of Name: Dr. Melkamu Abitie Committee heads and heads of EPHI Phone 0953599319 humanitarian partners Email: [email protected] Tigray Regional EOC Regional Bureau Regional Health Name: Rieye Esayas heads and heads of Bureau Phone: 0932501042 humanitarian partners Email: [email protected] Afar COVID-19 Task Force Regional Bureau Regional President Name: Yassin Habib heads and heads of Phone 0911936340 humanitarian partners Email [email protected] Oromia Regional EOCs in five Regional Bureau Office of the President Name: Gemechu Shumi locations heads Phone: 0993822229 Email: [email protected] SNNP COVID-19 Task Force Regional Bureau Regional President Name: Mr. Tigistu Yirdaw heads Phone: 046-2209166
Name: Mr. Tilahun Kebede Phone: 0935- 4086-43 Gambela No formal forum Health cluster Regional Health Name: Mr Kan Gatluak activated. members developed a Bureau/ WHO co- Phone: 0911117660 COVID-19 Response chairs Email: [email protected] plan Benishangul Gumuz COVID-19 Steering Cabinet members and Regional President Name: Firehiwot Abebe Committee health sector partners head Phone: 0912063481 Email: [email protected]
The mission of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is to Coordinate the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises. We advocate for effective and principled humanitarian action by all, for all. www.unocha.org/ethiopia
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COVID-19 – Regional hotlines/ Emergency numbers
Region Office location Hotline Land line or Mobile no. Region Federal Addis Ababa 8335 or 952 0112765340 Federal Amhara Dessie / Komb / Bahir 6981 0918724470 (Dr. Hiwot) Amhara Dar Afar Semera 6220 0912296308 (Mr. Abdul Afar Mohamod) Benishangul Gumuz Assosa 0911704307 (Mr. Asmite) Benishangul Gumuz
Gambela Gambela 6184 0913349861 (Mr. Lezialem) Gambela
Oromia Adama / Nekemte 6955 0911043813 (Dr. Birhanu) Oromia
SNNP Hawassa 6929 0912098350 (Mr. Hanibal) SNNP
Somali Jijiga and Gode/KBD 6599 0911360393 (Mr. Abubeker) Somali
Dollo Ado 6599 0915763452 (Mr. Nur Ali)
Tigray Mekelle / Shire 6244 0914426106 (Dr. Abenezer) Tigray
Harari Harar 0910455505 (Dr. Fathi) Harari
Dire Dawa Dire Dawa 6407 0912135451 (Dr. Ibrahim) Dire Dawa
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