A worker lifts a pallet onto the vertical racking system in a Pharmaceutical Fund and Supply Agency warehouse.in Kality.

Jiro Ose, Redux

Health service delivery in Ethiopia is characterized an inadequate number of well-trained health providers, limited health infrastructure and shortages of finance, equipment, and supplies. We are committed to improving health systems by strengthening human resources, expanding health financing options, and increasing health commodity and essential drug availability. We also work to strengthen policy, governance, and evidence-based decision making to improve health systems.

Activities Include

• Health Sector Financing Reform: Enhance the quality of equitable access to essential health services through reform and institutionalization of a sustainable health financing and system that accommodates alternative financing and expands risk sharing mechanisms through community based health insurance.

• Leadership, Management and Governance: Strengthen health management systems and promote harmonized and accredited in-service training for Ethiopian health workforce.

• Pharmaceutical Supply Management: Establish a safe, secure, reliable and sustainable supply chain management system to procure, store and distribute pharmaceuticals and other products needed to provide care and treatment of disease of public health importance.

• Strengthening Human Resources for Health: Address health workforce shortages and improve the quality of pre-service education, in- service training and governance system for human resources management.

Videos

• Dr. Shah’s Message to African Leadership for Child Survival [4:34]

• USAID Administrator Dr. Shah Remarks About Project Mercy [3:21]

• Partnering for Health and Livelihoods in Rural Ethiopia [5:04]

Related Resources

• USAID Health-Related Research and Development Progress Report [PDF, 847KB]

Related News

• USAID Support Inproved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services in Ethiopia (March 17, 2017)

• USAID Saves Lives Through Better Health Supply Chain Management (September 29, 2016)

• USAID SHOPS Trade Fair Promotes Access to Finance and Investment for Private Healthcare Providers (December 9, 2014)

• Remarks by USAID Mission Director: The Private Health Sector in Ethiopia at a Crossroads (March 26, 2014)

• U.S. and Ethiopian Governments Launch Urban Health Program to Reach 1.6 Million Households (February 11, 2014)

• U.S. Government and United Kingdom Support Private Sector Innovative Health Solutions with Health Enterprise Fund (January 28, 2014)

• USAID Awards Grants to Project Mercy to Boost Health and Livelihoods (June 20, 2013)

• New USAID Project to Increase the Availability of Essential Health System Personnel in Ethiopia (October 13, 2012)