USAID Urban Health Extension Program End-of-Program Report

Project: Ethiopia Urban Health Extension Program (USAID|UHEP)

USAID’s Urban Health Extension Program (USAID/UHEP), implemented by John Snow, Inc. (JSI), was a three-year project (2009-2013) launched to support the Government of Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Program (UHEP). The goal of USAID/UHEP was to support, at scale, the implementation and monitoring of the UHEP as a means of improving access to and demand for health services. Specifically, the program aimed to strengthen the capacity of UHE professionals to identify and reach most-at-risk populations (MARPs)/vulnerable individuals or groups in their catchment areas and provide these individuals with public health services. This report summarizes USAID/UHEP’s experience supporting and implementing a new government program, illustrating the meaningful partnerships which JSI maintained throughout the Program.