Ethiopia to Start Mask-Wearing Campaign in schools to fight COVID-19

Addis Ababa, January 28, 2021 (FBC) – Ethiopia will soon launch a mask-wearing campaign in schools nationwide amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ministry of Education said yesterday.

The campaign, entitled “No Mask No Service in Schools,” is aimed at boosting awareness of wearing masks to fight the virus in schools across the country, the ministry said in a statement.

According to Dr. Getahun Mekuria, Ethiopia’s Minister of Education, the upcoming nationwide initiative, which will be held as of February 2, 2021, also seeks to recruit teachers and students as “Mask Bearer Ambassadors” to promote mask-wearing in their communities.

Last October, the government distributed about 50 million face masks to about 46,000 schools across the country as classes resumed after months of closure.