Feysia, BerhanuHerbst, Christopher H.Lemma, WuletaSoucat, Agnes2012-03-192012-03-192012-01-12978-0-8213-8984-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2226Health indicators in Ethiopia, particularly on child health and malaria, have improved significantly in recent years, with the next challenge now focused on improving maternal health indicators. Improvements in child health and malaria in particular can be attributed to strong government commitment towards health results, reflected in a number of notable policies and programs related to Human Resources for Health (HRH), in particular the health extension worker program. However, indicators related to maternal health remain problematic. Ethiopia has one of the lowest levels of assisted deliveries in the region. Although increases in the number of health workers particularly in rural areas may have contributed to improving access to some health services, it is in the government's interest to further improve the stock, distribution, and performance of relevant health workers in Ethiopia, particularly to bring about improvement in access to maternal health services for the poor. This document reviews the current HRH situation in Ethiopia, summarizes the evidence on population use of select health services, and offers relevant policy options to assist the government finalize its new human resources strategy and address remaining health challenges.CC BY 3.0 IGOABORTIONABORTION CAREACCESS TO CAREACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESAGEDANTENATAL CAREBABIESBASIC HEALTHBASIC HEALTH SERVICESBULLETINCERTIFICATIONCHILD HEALTHCITIESCLINICSCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOUNTRY OF DESTINATIONDEATH RATEDEATHSDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISSEMINATIONDOCTORSDRUGSEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CAREEMPLOYMENTENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITYEQUITABLE ACCESSEYE CAREFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFEMALEFEMALESGENDERGENERAL PRACTITIONERGENERAL PRACTITIONERSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE FACILITIESHEALTH CARE PROVIDERHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH CENTREHEALTH EXPENDITUREHEALTH EXPENDITURESHEALTH EXTENSIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH MANAGEMENTHEALTH MESSAGESHEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POSTSHEALTH PROFESSIONALHEALTH PROFESSIONALSHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH RESULTSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENINGHEALTH TRAININGHEALTH WORKFORCEHEALTH-SEEKING BEHAVIORHIVHIV/AIDSHOME VISITSHOSPITALHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHRHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTHUMAN RESOURCESIMMIGRATIONIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNODEFICIENCYINCOMEINFANTINFANT HEALTHINFANT HEALTH CAREINFORMATION SYSTEMINTERVENTIONIRONJOB SECURITYLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABORATORY WORKERSLARGE POPULATIONLEGAL STATUSLIVE BIRTHSLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL COMMUNITYMALARIAMALARIA CASESMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHMATERNAL CAREMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICESMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOSMATERNITY CAREMATERNITY LEAVEMEDICAL CAREMEDICAL DOCTORMEDICAL DOCTORSMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL SCHOOLMEDICAL SCHOOLSMEDICINEMIDWIFEMIDWIFERYMIDWIVESMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINORITYMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOTHERMOTHERSNEONATAL HEALTHNEONATAL MORTALITYNEWBORNNEWBORN CARENURSENURSESNURSINGOBSTETRICSPARAMEDICSPATIENTPATIENT SATISFACTIONPATIENTSPHARMACISTPHARMACISTSPHARMACYPHYSICIANPHYSICIANSPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY-MAKING PROCESSPOPULATION DATAPOSTNATAL CAREPOTENTIAL MIGRANTSPOTENTIAL USERSPREGNANCYPREGNANT MOTHERSPREMATURE DEATHPREVALENCEPROBABILITYPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONPUBLIC HEALTH WORKERSPUSH FACTORSQUALITY ASSURANCERURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL RESIDENTSSANITATIONSCHOOL CURRICULASCHOOL HEALTHSCHOOL STUDENTSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONSEXSEXUAL VIOLENCESHORT SUPPLYSICK LEAVESOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCESSPECIALISTSPECIALISTSSURGERYTEACHING HOSPITALSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETETANUSTRAINING OPPORTUNITIESTREATMENTURBAN AREASURBAN BIASURBAN POPULATIONSVICTIMSWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSWORKPLACEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG WOMENWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8984-3