International Support

Abstract

The Health sector in Ethiopia has registered a remarkable progress throughout the last two decades. This paper begins by highlighting the improvements achieved in the core areas; Maternal and Newborn Health, Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Non-communicable Diseases and Health Systems. The following section shows how these successful results were based on the effective policies undertaken by the Ministry of Health. None of the above would have been possible had it not been for the financial support of the international partners. Therefore, the third section looks at the funding of the sector drawing the attention to the limited per capita donor support. In view of the framework presented, the closing remarks call for further investment in order to fill in the current gaps and accomplish the desired high quality health service in Ethiopia.