Comparative Health Policy Library

ETHIOPIA | Health Topics

There are multiple views on the strengths, weaknesses, and efficacy of Ethiopia’s health care system. Below is a curated list of perspectives and insights on various topics that best illustrate the scope of debate. This information has been collected from academic, media, and industry sources from both within and outside of the country. It is not comprehensive. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and are not a reflection of the position of the Mailman School of Public Health or its faculty.
 
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Health Topics Included

DISEASE & ILLNESS

FINANCING & PAYMENT SYSTEMS

Ethiopia Public Health Institute | Improving Health Care Financing in Ethiopia2
 
 

GAPS & CHALLENGES

HEALTH DISPARITIES & MINORITY HEALTH

 

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH

 
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Strengthening the Maternal Health Care System in Ethiopia11
 

PERSPECTIVES on heath system

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | Transforming Ethiopia's Health Care System From the Ground Up13
 

References

1. ICAP. (2018, December). Countries: Ethiopia. PHIA Project. https://phia.icap.columbia.edu/countries/ethiopia/.

2. Ethiopian Public Health Institute. (2014). (issue brief). Improving Health Care Financing in Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/evidence/sure/pdimprovinghealthcarefinancingethiopia....

3. Kiros, M., Dessie, E., Jbaily, A., Tolla, M. T., Johansson, K. A., Norheim, O. F., … Verguet, S. (2020). The Burden of Household Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditures in Ethiopia: estimates from a nationally representative survey (2015–16). Health Policy and Planning. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaa044.

4. Ali, E. E. (2014). Health Care Financing in Ethiopia: Implications on Access to Essential Medicines. Value in Health Regional Issues, 4, 37–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2014.06.005.

5. Hibbett, K. (2019, October 20). Addressing the Barriers to Proper Health Care in Ethiopia. The Borgen Project. https://borgenproject.org/addressing-the-barriers-to-proper-health-care-....

6. Woldemichael, A., Takian, A., Sari, A. A., & Olyaeemanesh, A. (2019). Inequalities in hHealthcare Resources and Outcomes Threatening Sustainable Health Development in Ethiopia: Panel Data Analysis. BMJ Open, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022923.

7. Tranvåg, E., Ali, M., & Norheim, O. (2013). Health inequalities in Ethiopia: modeling inequalities in length of life within and between population groups. International Journal for Equity in Health, 12(1), 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-12-52.

8. Tadele, G., & Amde, W. K. (2019). Health Needs, Health Care Seeking Behaviour, and Utilization of Health Services Among Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. International Journal for Equity in Health, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-0991-5.

9. Oh, J. H. (2019). Educational expansion and health disparities in Ethiopia, 2005–2016. Social Science & Medicine, 235, 112316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.021 

10. Tessema, G. A., Laurence, C. O., Melaku, Y. A., Misganaw, A., Woldie, S. A., Hiruye, A., … Deribew, A. (2017). Trends and causes of maternal mortality in Ethiopia during 1990–2013: findings from the Global Burden of Diseases study 2013. BMC Public Health, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4071-8.

11. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (2017, August 7). Strengthening the Maternal Health Care System in Ethiopia. Women and Health Initiative. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/women-and-health-initiative/projects/comple....

12. U.S. Agency for International Development. (2018, November 28). Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Ethiopia. Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health. https://www.usaid.gov/ethiopia/global-health/maternal-and-child-health.

13. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (2012, August 29). Transforming Ethiopia's health care system from the ground up. News. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/ethiopia-primary-care-health-....

14. Lavers, T. (2019). Towards Universal Health Coverage in Ethiopia's ‘developmental state’? The political drivers of health insurance. Social Science & Medicine, 228, 60–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.03.007. 

15. U.S. Agency for International Development. (2018, October 31). Health is Wealth: Ethiopia. News and Information. https://www.usaid.gov/ethiopia/news/health-is-wealth.

16. U.S. Agency for International Development. (2018, November 21). Global Health: Ethiopia. Global Health. https://www.usaid.gov/ethiopia/global-health.

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