Jhpiego is implementing this five-year program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to provide support in addressing critical human resources challenges in Ethiopia’s health sector. HWIP works with various partners—including the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science and Higher Education at national and sub-national levels, higher education institutes that provide health care education, and targeted health worker professional associations—to improve the quality of Ethiopia’s health workforce. In addition to providing technical assistance to optimize Ethiopia’s health workforce, the program seeks to reduce gender disparities in the health workforce by: 1) addressing gender challenges during health workforce development, deployment and management; and 2) working with gender offices in higher education institutes to provide appropriate technical and financial incentives to overcome gender barriers. Jhpiego is also delivering structural interventions to ensure that gains are sustainable and Ethiopia’s health workforce will be available, accessible and capable of delivering quality health care services that meet the Government of Ethiopia’s goal of providing universal health care to all citizens. As a result of these interventions, Ethiopia’s health workforce will be better qualified, better managed and more motivated to provide effective health care services to all segments of the Ethiopian population. The Jhpiego-led consortium implementing this program includes Management Sciences for Health, AMREF, Ethiopian Midwives Association, Ethiopian Medical Association, Ethiopian Association of Anesthetist and Ethiopian Nursing Association.
Organisation's Contributions
| Process Indicator | Contribution | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postpartum and Permanent FP scaled-up and integrated in the health system | Supporting the follow-on to a study on PPFP uptake among women in first year postpartum. | With support from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and USAID is supporting the follow-on to a study on PPFP uptake among women in first year postpartum. The study, carried out in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and Oromia Regional Health Bureau, examined how to use comprehensive postpartum family planning (PPFP) programming to increase PPFP uptake among women in their first year postpartum. The follow-on phase entails collection of endline data, analysis and dissemination of results, which is expected to effect national policy change and contribute to the global evidence on approaches that increase voluntary uptake of PPFP. |