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The World Health Organization is scaling up emergency health response operations across Afar, Amhara and Tigray in Ethiopia to address growing humanitarian and health needs resulting from ongoing hostilities, according to UN News on October 21, 2026. The expanded WHO operations aim to provide critical medical services to populations affected by protracted conflict in the country's northern regions. The intervention reflects intensifying humanitarian pressure as warfare continues to disrupt health systems and limit civilian access to medical care.