Ethiopia health emergency preparedness, response and resilience project: Rapid social assessment final report

Abstract

Ethiopia is Africa’s second-most populous country with a population of more than 115 million in 2021. The country has made important development gains over the past two decades and has registered commendable achievements on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) mainly in reducing poverty head count, achieving universal primary education, narrowing gender disparities in primary education, reducing child and neonatal mortality, and combating HIV, TB, and malaria. The demand for equitable access and quality healthcare services is increasing because of a rapidly growing population, epidemiological transition of diseases, rapid urbanisation, and broader social and economic changes occurring in the country and the geopolitical context in the eastern Africa region.