Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's

Date of Operation: 2008 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: Malaria Consortium

Regions of Operation: Oromia and SNNP

Goal:

Provide operational research support for malaria prevention and control efforts in Ethiopia.

Objectives:

• Undertake a malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) efficacy study.
• Develop a malaria risk map for Oromia.
• Molecular analysis of dried blood spots for investigation of genetic and spatial epidemiology of Plasmodium in Oromia Regional State.
• School based surveillance of malaria – investigation of approaches for outbreak detection and response.
• Retrospective malaria data collection from health facilities in Oromia Regional State: investigation of patient flow and access to health services.

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Date of Operation: 2007 – 2015

Primary Implementing Partner: World Health Organization (WHO)

Regions of Operation: Nationwide

Goal:

Assist Ethiopia in reaching certification level for polio eradication.

Project Objectives:

• Achieve certification standards of Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) surveillance at national and intermediary levels
• Assist with the timely response to any importation of the wild polio virus
• Continue implementing immunization campaigns to strengthen active and passive surveillance systems within the country

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Date of Operation: 2011 - 2017

Primary Implementing Partner: Save the Children

Other Implementing Partners: Valid International, Tufts University, Land O’ Lakes, Jhpiego, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Tigray, and at the national level

Goal:

Improve the nutritional status of women and young children through sustainable, comprehensive, and coordinated evidence-based interventions

Project Objectives:

• Strengthen the capacity and institutionalization of nutrition programs and policy
• Improve the quality and delivery of nutrition and health care services
• Improve prevention of under nutrition through community-oriented nutrition care and practices
• Adopt a rigorous and innovative learning agenda

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See also: Crosscutting Issues

Date of Operation: 2011 – 2016

Primary Implementing Partner: ACDI/VOCA

Other Implementing Partner: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), John Mellor & Associates (JMA), Booz Allen Hamilton, Danya International, Inc., Kimetrica, Coffee Quality Institute, and Crown Agents

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Oromiya, SNNP, and Tigray

Goal:

Sustainably reduce poverty and hunger by improving the productivity and competitiveness of value chains that offer job and income opportunities for rural households.

Project Objectives:

Date of Operation: 2009 – 2015

Primary Implementing Partner: United States Pharmacopeia

Regions of Operation: National

Goal:

Ensure that malaria patients in Ethiopia are prescribed with good quality, safe and efficacious malaria treatment

Objectives:

• Strengthen the capacity of the Food Medicine and Health Care Administration Control Authority (FMHACA ) and drug quality control laboratories
• Establishing drug quality monitoring and surveillance program within the FMHACA to ensure the quality and safety of medicines in Ethiopia

Description:

The Anti-malaria Drug Quality Control program assists in monitoring the quality of anti-malaria drugs found in the public and private sector in Ethiopia. It has implemented the Promoting Quality Medicines (PQM) program to achieve the programs objectives.

Date of Operation: 2010 – 2017

Primary Implementing Partner: Columbia University International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP) in Ethiopia

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Dire Dawa, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray

Goal:

Provide technical, strategic, managerial and operational support to implement and strengthen malaria laboratory diagnosis activities in Ethiopia, thereby contributing to PMI’s goal of achieving a 70% reduction in malaria-associated mortality by 2013.

Objectives:

• Ensure the availability of quality malaria laboratory diagnosis at health facilities in Ethiopia by improving blood film microscopy and utilization of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs).

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See also: Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Date of Operation: 2005 – 2014

Primary Implementing Partner: John Snow Inc.

Regions of Operation: Addis Ababa, Benishangul-Gumu, Dire Dawa, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray

Goal:

Ensure access to and availability of modern contraceptives.

Project Objectives:

• Procure contraceptives for the Integrated Family Health Program (IFHP) service delivery network in public health facilities

Description:

Date of Operation: 2004 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: World Learning

Regions of Operation: Amhara, Oromia, and SNNP

Goal:

Ensure the goals are met under each awarded grant while simultaneously assuring the growth and development of grantee organizations

Objectives:

• Sub-grant to selected Ethiopian organizations to provide HIV/AIDS prevention and care services in high prevalence areas
• Build capacities of local organizations in program management, monitoring and evaluation, and finance and grants management
• Provide capacity building support to prime and sub-recipients of the Global Fund

Description:

Date of Operation: 2009 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: John Snow, Inc.

Regions of Operation: Oromia and SNNP

Goal:

Support the Ministry of Health in improving weak health information systems.

Project Objectives:

• Assist in implementation of new systems so that managers and care providers at all levels use to produce quality data and use the information for planning and management of health services
• Establish computerized data processing and reporting system at national levels and local levels in SNNPR
• Provide technical support to Ethiopian Ministry of Health and other government institutions to scale up HMIS

Description:

Date of Operation: 2008 – 2013

Primary Implementing Partner: Abt Associates, Inc.

Other Implementing Partners: Care International, Banyan Global, Broad Branch Associates (BBA)

Regions of Operation: Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Benishangul, Dire Dawa, Gambella, Harari, Oromia, SNNP and Tigray

Goal:

Enhanced quality and equity of access to essential health services

Project Objectives:

• Implementation of health care financing reform
  • Revenue retention and utilization
  • Fee waivers for the poor
• Improved access to health insurance schemes
• Assist Government of Ethiopia in improving resource mobilization and utilization

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