Tigray leadership lauds flow of medical supplies in the region

ADDIS ABABA - Authorities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have lauded the "smooth flow" of medical supplies in the war-torn northern part of the country while acknowledging the importance of the peace deal which was signed both in Pretoria and Nairobi in November, two years after the conflict broke out.

Tigray TV reports that health officials from the region are impressed with medical supplies to various health centers which have been worst hit by the two-year-old conflict which left thousands of people dead and millions displaced.

But despite the smooth flow of the medical supplies, the TV said officials called for more donations while noting that the region is in dire need of assistance which would help vulnerable communities which have been struggling for months.

"The Tigray Health Bureau has said basic medicines and medical equipment are flowing into Tigray and being distributed to health institutions following the ceasefire agreement," it reported

"One good news is that the first cargo plane landed last Thursday [8 December] carrying vaccines for children. We are very happy Unicef gave us the medicines it received from the Ethiopian government," the head of Tigray health office, Dr. Amanuel Haile, said.

On Monday, the federal government said it was delivering "unlimited" humanitarian aid, including food, non-food items, and medical supplies to Tigray in the wake of the peace agreement that was signed on 12 November to end the two-year devastating war in the north of the country, BBC reports.

The US and other stakeholders have warned parties that may not obey the agreement, adding that those found in violation will have to be subjected to suspensions among other disciplinary measures. The region is slowly recovering from the war which involved Tigray People's Liberation Front [TPLF] and Ethiopian forces.

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