According to the September 2025 climate-health analysis, the Western and Northern halves of the country (i.e., south-west, west, north, and northwest) have favorable climate conditions for malaria vector transmission and expansion. As a result, malaria exposure will increase, particularly in Kiremt rainfall-benefiting areas of the country's west and north. However, heat stress conditions exist in the low-lying border areas of Eastern, Northeaster, Western and Southern Ethiopia particularly in the Afar, Gambela, Somali, and South Ethiopia regions, affecting human and cattle activity and productivity