Ethiopia

Community-Based Action in Hawassa, Ethiopia How Participatory Information-Gathering Can Improve Utilization of an Urban Health Center

Community-Based health Information System for Action (CBIA) is a low-cost tool developed by USAID/UHEP to help community members collect basic health indicators and use the information for local decision making. Read More

Ethiopia’s Health Extension Workers Use of Work Time on Duty Time and Motion Study

Ethiopia has implemented an innovative community-based health program, called the health extension program, to enhance access to basic health promotion, disease prevention, and selected curative services by establishing health posts in every village, also called kebeles, with average of 5,000 people, staffed with two health extension workers (HEWs). This time and motion study was conducted to estimate the amount of time that HEWs spend on various work duties and to explore differences in urban compared with rural settings and among regions. Read More

USAID Urban Health Extension Program End-of-Program Report

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). Read More

Reaching Key Populations in Urban Settings Through Home-Based HIV Testing and Counseling

Home-based HIV testing and counseling (HBHTC) is a widely accepted strategy for countries seeking to expand HTC. HIV testing and counseling at the household level addresses logistical barriers, increases access to needed services, and potentially reduces stigma. Read More

Core Public Health Training for Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Professionals

This document is a training manual for educating Ethiopia’s urban health extension professionals. Read More

Formative Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Assessment Report

SI’s Strengthening Ethiopia’s Urban Health Program (SEUHP) responds to the need for integration of health promotion and demand generation efforts in urban areas through health education, communication materials, and awareness campaigns. Read More

Ethiopia’s Urban Health Extension Program – Reference Tools for Service Delivery

This document is a collection of reference tools for service delivery in Ethiopia. Read More

Monitoring Particulate Air Pollution and Human Health – MAIA (Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols)

NASA’s Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols Earth Venture Instrument (MAIA-EVI) investigation enables health studies in regions impacted by different levels, types, and sources of particulate matter pollution. USAID’s assistance is specifically to fill a gap in the ground sensor networks in Ethiopia and South Africa. Read More