A task force specialised in the control of diseases caused by iodine deficiency has been established in the Central Region; Alem Araya, Quality Control Officer at the Eritrean Standard Institution, raised awareness of the importance of iodine for health

A very ancient petrified tree was recently discovered at Adi-Kinzinab, located in the Adi-Quala sub-zone; this discovery could provide evidence of the migration of large mammals 27 million years ago, before the formation of the Red Sea

A workshop was held in Asmara focusing on the implementation of the national measles and rubella vaccination program, which also includes the distribution of vitamin A supplements

The Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov called at the port of Massawa, becoming the first Russian warship to dock in an Eritrean port