In May 2019 Xinhua reported that an acute watery diarrhea outbreak in Wag Himra zone of Amhara Region had killed 12 people, with local officials citing recent deaths and dozens of illnesses and deploying a federal–regional medical taskforce.
Authorities said they were trying to contain spread before the main rainy season, when contaminated water often worsens diarrhea outbreaks.
AWD clusters are a recurring public-health marker in highland and lowland Amhara, especially where latrines, chlorination, and clinic stocks lag.
Kept as health archive, the Wag Himra outbreak file dates a concrete 2019 death toll rather than a general campaign slogan.
Sources: Xinhua