Ethiopia global health initiative strategy

Government (USG) will prioritize the reduction of maternal, neonatal, and child mortality and apply key GHI principles including "smart" integration and coordination, a woman- and girl-centered approach, health systems strengthening, a strong focus on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and a robust country led approach to find more efficient and effective ways of delivering evidence-based assistance. This accelerated strategy focusing on maternal, newborn and under five mortality reduction will build on the robust program that the USG is currently supporting. In addition, the USG will continue support to scaling up HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care through the President"s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and increasing its coverage of high impact malaria interventions through the President"s Malaria Initiative (PMI), as well as other existing USG bilateral health programs including those focused on TB. Therefore, the vision for the GHI strategy, as articulated in the country results framework, is to further collaborate with the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) and other local partners, including NGOs and the private sector, to improve the health status of Ethiopians and specifically the most vulnerable groups of mothers, newborn and children under five. In this vision, GHI/Ethiopia will contribute both to the ambitious GOE goals and the overall GHI goals of reduction in maternal mortality and child mortality by 2015. (Author abstract, modified)