Amref Health Africa is a non-governmental organisation headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya and founded in 1957. Our vision is lasting health change in Africa. Amref Health Africa began partnering with Ethiopian communities to improve health in the 1960s, and became fully operational and registered as an international NGO in 2002.
Amref Health Africa works throughout Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, SNNP regions and nationwide on creating stronger health systems through building the capacity of the Health Extension Program.
OUR PROGRAMMES
Pillar 1: Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health
Pillar 2: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
Pillar 3: Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases
Theme 1: Gender Equality
Theme 2: Human resources for health
OUR APPROACH
Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia partners with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Regional Health Bureaus and the Woreda Health Offices, as well as local and international health and development organizations.
We work within the Government of Ethiopia’s Health Sector Transformation Plan (HSTP), with a focus on ensuring health equity by serving women and children and reaching the most disadvantaged, inaccessible communities, including Ethiopia’s pastoralists and semi-pastoralist communities.
Our programs support health change at the community level while creating stronger health systems at the regional and national levels. Aligning our health-focused programs with the government’s priorities and the community’s needs helps to ensure the changes are sustainable.
Where we work
Amref Health Africa works throughout Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, Ethiopia-Somali, SNNP regions and nationwide on creating stronger health systems through building the capacity of the Health Extension Program.
Contact us
Amref Health Africa in Ethiopia
Bole Sub City, Woreda 03, House # 2310
P.O.Box. 20855 Code 1000
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Misrak Makonnen, Country Director
Tel: +251 11 662 7851
Misrak.makonnen@amref.org
Kenaw Gebreselassie, Communications Manager
Tel: +251 11 662 7851
Kenaw.gebreselassie@amref.org
