Health experts from various districts in Ankole are concerned about the rising trend of mixing herbal and pharmaceutical drugs, as it poses significant health risks to users.

The changing natural and social environments, coupled with pathogen mutations, have led to a spike in the emergence of new infectious diseases. This presents a severe medical challenge for the world.

Many plants that people can grow at home have a long history in alternative medicine. Peppermint, thyme, lavender, and more are simple to grow and may help ease certain health symptoms.

The Ethiopian government has freed seven Oromo Liberation Front, or OLF, members who have been in prison for more than four years. A spokesperson for OLF Lemi Gemechu told VOA's Horn of Africa ...

Every September 11—as the rains retreat and the earth drinks its final drops—the golden petals of the Meskel flower are blooming across Ethiopia. They blanket the highlands in yellow ...

However, non-mainstream approaches to medicine have been used for generations in some cases. The action of certain long-used natural products and mind-body approaches are getting some research to ...

Haile Selassie, Ethiopia's former emperor, was dethroned 50 years ago. The king, who befriended leaders in the US, Europe and China, left a mixed legacy in his home country. On September 12 ...

Last week, the Ethiopian government finally released seven long-detained senior members of the Oromo Liberation Front, an opposition political party. Abdi Regassa, Dawit Abdeta, Lammi Begna ...

Ethiopia has urged the UN Security Council to “take note of Egypt’s repeated threat to use force against Ethiopia” as tensions between the two countries reach new heights following another round of ...

While herbs generally aren’t considered a first-line treatment for anxiety by Western medicine practitioners, they’ve been used in Eastern and integrative medicine for centuries.