“I Have Come From the Community, and I Will Go Back to the Community and Serve”
Ayachyol, 23, is one of the midwifery students at the Gambella Teachers Education and Health Science College. After graduating from high school, she was looking
The Health Workforce Improvement Program (HWIP) is a five- year (2020-2025) USAID funded project. Jhpiego leads the implementing consortium which includes Amref Health Africa, Management Sciences for Health, Ethiopian Midwives Association, Ethiopia Medical Association, Ethiopia Association of Anesthetist, and Ethiopian Nursing Association.
The program works with Ethiopian government authorities, including the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Science and Higher Education to strengthen the health workforce and health institutions at all levels. By optimizing the production, performance, and management of the health workforce, the ultimate goal is to help the Government of Ethiopia meet its goal of universal health coverage (UHC) for all its citizens.
The program will explore multisectoral and public-private partnerships, gender-transformative approaches, and evidence-based strategy to address Ethiopia’s health workforce challenges. Over the course of five-years, the program intends to:
- Improve competencies of the health workforce by improving the quality of pre-service, in-service, and continued learning (including elearning)
- Strengthen national level health workforce regulation by coordinating and standardizing credentialing
- Institutionalize the generation and use of human resources for health (HRH) related evidence to inform decision-making
The HWIP will contribute to building local capacity to ensure skilled and motivated health workers are strategically and equitably distributed to promote UHC and create healthier, more resilient communities and citizens.
