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The Health Extension Program in Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.authorWorkie, Netsanet W.
dc.contributor.authorRamana, Gandham NV
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-01T19:12:16Z
dc.date.available2013-05-01T19:12:16Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractEthiopia has made substantial progress in improving health outcomes during the last decade and is on track to achieve some of the health Millennium Development Goals. Innovative strategies to improve household behaviors and coverage of basic health care services contributed to Ethiopia's achievements, and the Health Extension Program (HEP) remains the core of such innovations and provides a model for countries struggling to improve health outcomes in a resource-constrained setting. The program rests on an accelerated expansion of basic health infrastructure and local human resources with required skills to scale-up delivery of high-impact interventions focusing on improving the supply of and enhancing demand for a well-defined package of essential promotive, preventive, and curative health services. The objectives of the case study are to provide a detailed description of (a) the context for the introduction of the program; (b) the scope of the service package delivered under the program; and (c) the institutional arrangements and the links with the rest of the health system. The case study also summarizes and discusses the evidence of the program's achievements and the challenges to achieving universal primary health care coverage. The study also discusses the importance of political will and commitment in introducing such large-scale innovations in improving service delivery and mobilizing the community in a resource-constrained setting.en
dc.identifierhttps://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/356621468032070256
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13280
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13280
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUNICO Studies Series;No. 10
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectaccess to health services
dc.subjectaccess to primary health care
dc.subjectAdolescent reproductive health
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectaggressive
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectbasic health care
dc.subjectbasic health services
dc.subjectbirth attendants
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.subjectburden of disease
dc.subjectcaesarean sections
dc.subjectcapacity building
dc.subjectcenter for health
dc.subjectcertification
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectchild morbidity
dc.subjectchild mortality
dc.subjectclinics
dc.subjectcold chains
dc.subjectCommunicable diseases
dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectcommunity participation
dc.subjectcompetencies
dc.subjectContraceptive Prevalence
dc.subjectcontraceptive use
dc.subjectcontraceptives
dc.subjectcounseling
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectdisability
dc.subjectdissemination
dc.subjectdrugs
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectessential commodities
dc.subjectessential health services
dc.subjectessential medicines
dc.subjectexpenditures
dc.subjectfamilies
dc.subjectfamily health
dc.subjectfamily planning
dc.subjectfertility
dc.subjectfertility rate
dc.subjectGeneral Health System
dc.subjectgovernment leadership
dc.subjectgross domestic product
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.subjecthealth care coverage
dc.subjecthealth care facilities
dc.subjecthealth care services
dc.subjecthealth centers
dc.subjecthealth clinics
dc.subjecthealth education
dc.subjectHealth Expenditure
dc.subjectHealth Extension
dc.subjecthealth facilities
dc.subjectHealth Financing
dc.subjectHealth Indicators
dc.subjectHealth Infrastructure
dc.subjecthealth initiatives
dc.subjectHealth Insurance
dc.subjecthealth interventions
dc.subjecthealth management
dc.subjecthealth messages
dc.subjecthealth outcomes
dc.subjecthealth policy
dc.subjecthealth posts
dc.subjecthealth problems
dc.subjecthealth professionals
dc.subjecthealth sector
dc.subjecthealth sector reform
dc.subjecthealth service
dc.subjecthealth service providers
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjecthealth status
dc.subjectHealth System
dc.subjecthealth system strengthening
dc.subjecthealth systems
dc.subjectHealth Workers
dc.subjecthealth workforce
dc.subjecthealthy life
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjecthome visits
dc.subjecthospital
dc.subjectHospital beds
dc.subjecthospitals
dc.subjecthousehold level
dc.subjecthuman capital
dc.subjecthuman resources
dc.subjecthygiene
dc.subjectill health
dc.subjectillnesses
dc.subjectimmunization
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant mortality
dc.subjectInfant mortality rate
dc.subjectinfants
dc.subjectinformation system
dc.subjectInformation systems
dc.subjectinjuries
dc.subjectintegration
dc.subjectinterpersonal communication
dc.subjectlarge population
dc.subjectleprosy
dc.subjectLife expectancy
dc.subjectlimited resources
dc.subjectlive births
dc.subjectlocal community
dc.subjectmalaria
dc.subjectmanagement of health
dc.subjectmarried women
dc.subjectmaternal health
dc.subjectmaternal mortality
dc.subjectmaternal mortality ratio
dc.subjectmedical equipment
dc.subjectmedical services
dc.subjectmedical supplies
dc.subjectmedicines
dc.subjectMillennium Development Goals
dc.subjectMinistry of Education
dc.subjectMinistry of Health
dc.subjectmodern contraceptive methods
dc.subjectmodern family
dc.subjectmodern family planning
dc.subjectmodern family planning methods
dc.subjectmorbidity
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectmother
dc.subjectmother-to-child
dc.subjectmother-to-child transmission
dc.subjectnational level
dc.subjectNeeds Assessment
dc.subjectnewborn
dc.subjectnewborn care
dc.subjectnormal deliveries
dc.subjectnumber of children
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectnutritional deficiencies
dc.subjectoccupational health
dc.subjectoral rehydration therapy
dc.subjectpatient
dc.subjectpatients
dc.subjectpersonal hygiene
dc.subjectPharmacies
dc.subjectPhysician
dc.subjectPhysicians
dc.subjectplan of action
dc.subjectpopulation indicators
dc.subjectpopulous country
dc.subjectpostnatal care
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectpregnant women
dc.subjectprenatal care
dc.subjectprimary care
dc.subjectprimary health care
dc.subjectprimary health care facilities
dc.subjectprimary health care services
dc.subjectprimary health facilities
dc.subjectprimary health services
dc.subjectProgress
dc.subjectpromoting gender equality
dc.subjectprovision of care
dc.subjectprovision of services
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectpublic health programs
dc.subjectpublic service
dc.subjectquality of health
dc.subjectquality of services
dc.subjectreferral services
dc.subjectreferral system
dc.subjectreferral systems
dc.subjectregional hospital
dc.subjectreligious institutions
dc.subjectreproductive health
dc.subjectreproductive health services
dc.subjectresource constraints
dc.subjectresource mobilization
dc.subjectrespect
dc.subjectrole models
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectrural communities
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjectsafe drinking water
dc.subjectsafe motherhood
dc.subjectsafety measures
dc.subjectsanitation
dc.subjectscreening
dc.subjectservice delivery
dc.subjectservice delivery points
dc.subjectservice provision
dc.subjectsexually transmitted infections
dc.subjectsocial networks
dc.subjectsocioeconomic differences
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjecttechnical skills
dc.subjecttetanus
dc.subjecttraditional birth attendants
dc.subjecttuberculosis
dc.subjecttuberculosis prevention
dc.subjectunder-five mortality
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectuniversal access
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjecturban communities
dc.subjectuser fees
dc.subjectvaccination
dc.subjectvaccines
dc.subjectvocational education
dc.subjectwaste
dc.subjectwaste disposal
dc.subjectWorkers
dc.titleThe Health Extension Program in Ethiopiaen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Health Extension Program in Ethiopia
okr.date.disclosure2013-02-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:38:16.064042Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid356621468032070256
okr.identifier.report74963
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryEthiopia
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Housing & Human Habitats
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition & Popultn Team (HDNHE)
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