Ethiopia health extension program examines how the countrys health extension program hep has contributed to the move toward universal health coverage uhc, and it sheds light on. Historically, education, public health, and school health sectors have worked together to promote health and learning among children. Sustainable development and poverty reduction program federal democratic republic of ethiopia fdre. Sponsored by the bill and melinda gates foundation. Pauls millennium medical school, and medical faculties at bahir dar and haromaya universities, were opened in 2007 to assist with this. Assessment of usaids education program in ethiopia. Public disclosure authorized program in ethiopia the. School feeding program sfp is a targeted safety net program designed to provide educational and health benefits to vulnerable children. Pdf icon a strategy for the development of school health and nutrition in ethiopia. It also provides some background information on the evolution of school health programs in virginia.
Supporting schoolage children to be healthy to learn and to learn to be healthy. To help ensure the provision of safe and appropriate countylevel school health services, the department of health school health program office provides funding, technical assistance, and oversight of health services provided in floridas public schools. The need for initiation of school health program in ethiopia. Ethiopia health systems school of public health, yale school. Currently, nutrition international is working in targeted regions, woredas and kebele through existing health systems at the health. The health system remained weak until the country introduced a 20year health sector development program in 1977, which is being implemented in four phases. While immediate opportunities exist to better support menstrual health for women and girls in ethiopia, including. Assessment of youth reproductive health programs in ethiopia. Feb 12, 2020 addis ababa university school of medicine and black lion hospital and education center addis ababa, ethiopia this elective clerkship will enable fourthyear medical students to gain four to eight weeks clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings at black lion hospital, addis ababa university, addis ababa, ethiopia. The ethiopian heralds desta gebrehiwot attended the. They are all on the front lines of education in ethiopia.
In addition, it provides guidelines on program development. However, limited evidence exists regarding the effect of the intervention on the nutritional status and school attendance of children. Pdf school feeding program has resulted in improved dietary. The health extension program hep, a flagship program of the government of, was ethiopia launched by the federal ministry of health in 2003 with the goal of improving health outcomes in ethiopia by targeting households and communities. According to this model, a school health program consists of the following three basic components. The definitions of each component of the traditional school health program model are presented below. The government of ethiopia launches school health and. Ababa are in school, only 17% of children in somali and 30% of children in amhara are in school. The ethiopian public health management capacity building program was established in 2007 to improve the speed of antiretroviral therapy scaleup and the quality of hivaids care and treatment in ethiopia. Effectiveness of one birr increase in public health expenditure, by region. The federal democratic republic of ethiopia education sector development programme v esdp v 2008 2012 e.
In conclusion, the potential for school health education to improve health and save lives is significant. School feeding program has resulted in improved dietary diversity, nutritional status and class attendance of school children. School health program florida department of health. School health and nutrition 114 quality of general education 114. Ethiopia health extension program examines how the countrys health extension program hep has contributed to the move toward universal health.
Reviewing ethiopias health system development jmaj 524. Assessment of iccm implementation strength and quality of care in oromia, ethiopia. Federal democratic republic of ethiopia ministry of health. Designing effective education programs for school health in developing countries this report from usaid provides an overview and guidance for designing and implementing program mes that support. Institute for international programs, johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health.
Supports the participation of the health sector in shn programmes and makes particular mention of the role of schools in the. Special thanks go to the national school health and nutrition taskforce with team members comprising of the ministry of health, agriculture, women, youth and children affairs, water and energy, the unworld food programme, save the children uk and us, usaid, who. The ethiopian heralds desta gebrehiwot attended the opening ceremony of a twoday consultative workshop on systematic approach for better education. School feeding program has resulted in improved dietary. Pdf school feeding program has resulted in improved. World vision water, sanitation, and hygiene wash projects. The health extension program of ethiopia harvard health. Menstrual health in ethiopia sponsored by the bill and melinda gates foundation. Guidelines series a manual on school sanitation and hygiene. Usaid ethiopia invited a team from the youthnet program to carry out an assessment of current youth reproductive health programs and identify unmet needs and gaps, with the aim of further strengthening reproductive health programming for ethiopian young people. Ethiopia is putting in place, in part via tvet, a comprehensive human resource development program. According to the fifth aids in ethiopia report issued by the ministry of health, the national hiv prevalence rate is estimated to be 4. The shi is based on scientific guidance including cdcs researchbased guidelines for school health programs, environmental health guidelines for school programs, and various institute of medicine reports on school. Public disclosure authorized program in ethiopia the health.
Over the past decade, ethiopia has achieved dramatic progress in improving the health outcomes of its population. New resources on youth reproductive health and hiv prevention,20022004. We aimed to assess the successes and challenges of the hep over time, and develop a framework that may assist the implementation of the program toward universal primary healthcare services. Sgp school grants program shn school health nutrition sia school incentiveimprovement award sip school improvement program sirb school information registry book. In the health and education sector, programs such as the national nutrition program and the school health and school feeding program. They will use an accelerated curriculum focussing on training doctors to meet ethiopia s health. An overview universities, state agencies, and school districts have established school improvement programs based on effective schools research. The need for initiation of school health program in ethiopia ncbi. They will use an accelerated curriculum focussing on training doctors to meet ethiopias health needs. Health education in schools the importance of establishing.
Besides this, solutions for health problems could be found only at the places of their. Ethiopia ministry of education moe provides textbooks for all grade class in ethiopia. Numerous health problems are too complex to be solved only by health services. Definition health education has been defined in many ways by different authors and experts. A strategy for the development of school health and nutrition in. This document is part of the who information series on school health prepared for whos global school health initiative and the global strategy on diet, physical activity and health. Ethiopia has been implementing a community health extension program hep since 2003. Support for youth reproductive health programs in ethiopia comes primarily from the ethiopian government, usaid ethiopia, the david and lucile packard foundation, unfpa and a few smaller bilateral assistance programs.
Ethiopia is to implement national school feeding programme at all schools as part of the newly developed national school health nutrition strategy. Country case study ethiopias human resources for health. Accordingly many countries introduced school health program by which they have brought satisfactory impact on childrens health and school performance. New resources on youth reproductive health and hiv. To maintain gains in health status, we work to improve health outcomes through strengthened health systems with a particular focus on bolstering the health of women, newborns and children by combating infectious diseases and providing quality health services in an integrated way that treats all the health needs of a person in an effective and.
Integrated delivery of school health interventions through the school. Having a national plan and budget to support school health education. School health and nutrition program update schools and health. Utilizing school health education programs that adhere to the recommendations from the national health education standards. School health integrated programming global partnership for. These documents included an operational guidance manual on developing and implementing an integrated inclusive school health program, two technical guidance. Ethiopias national school feeding to provide meals for.
Although the physical environment in schools is now seen as one of the major elements of health promotion, relatively little work is done so far to this end in our country. Ethiopia only 31 percent of the rural population in the east african nation of ethiopia has access to safe drinking water, and just 8 percent has improved sanitation, according to the world health organization. The mirt program is supported by an award from the national institutes of health, national center on minority health and health disparities t37md001449. Health sector development plan iv health extension program hep, national nutrition strategy nns, national nutrition program nnp food security strategy and agriculture growth program school health and nutrition strategy wash strategy with mou amongst sectors social protection policy others.
Key features of a traditional school health program. Mar 14, 2016 the government of ethiopia has launched a national school health and nutrition strategy and action plan to improve access and educational achievement of school age children through health and nutrition interventions in educational establishments in ethiopia. The authors wish to thank feed the children ethiopia, angolela primary school, and addis continental institute of public health for providing facilities and logistics support throughout the. Funding from the robert wood johnson foundations program, turning point. Health program shp to standardized service packages in schools. Assessment of iccm implementation strength and quality of. In ethiopia, in the last twenty years several schools are constructed in every corner of the country giving opportunity for majority of the school age children to attend school. Ethiopia school health program framework 1 forward the federal democratic republic of ethiopia, ministry of health moh recognizes that a lack of health and nutrition programs in schools impacts a childs ability to learn and leads to poor school attendance and higher dropout rates, increasing education wastage. This school health program shp framework aims to help guide service providers and.
Wamai1 table 1 shows the key countrys health related demographic and socioeconomic indicators. National data management center for health ndmc conducted training for ministry of health moh and the ethiopian public health institute ephi staffs on burden of disease. These improvements are a result of the health extension program, a community based expansion of health. National nutrition program overview ethiopian public health. The program was originally launched in 2003 in the countrys four big agrarian regions. Water, sanitation and hygiene wash unicef ethiopia. Pdf the need for initiation of school health program in. Situation in ethiopia in children program school health. Some girls clubs and empowerment programmes take place in schools, typically at the end of the school day or during holidays. School children are often thought of as naturally healthy, but studies in.
Others take place in different settings such as community centres or health centres, in rooms attached to churches, mosques or temples, in the offices of nongovernment organisations ngos or cooperatives. Th anks to donors like you, world vision is working through its ethiopia. Federal ministry of education 2015 addis ababa the federal democratic republic of ethiopia education sector development programme v esdp v 2008 2012 e. We will strive towards equitable and sustainable multisectoral actions to. School health index elementary school what is wscc and how is it integrated in the shi. Training of trainers manual on school health icons used in the training facilitators guide indicates an activity. Addis ababa university school of medicine and black lion. In addition, an estimated 50 percent of the consequences of undernutrition are caused by environmental factors that include poor hygiene and lack of access to water supply and sanitation. In addition, an estimated 50 percent of the consequences. Ethiopia text books pdf download grade 9, 10, 11 and 12. To promote the provision of safe and sanitary school environments which includes. Employing highly qualified and effective health educators.
Taining r of tainerr s manual on school health introduction to the training of trainers manual on school health as a national or a regional facilitator your role is crucial to the success of the implementation of the integrated school health programme in schools. They are distributed to degreeseeking students and to the primary health care centers so that health care staff can refer to them as needed, to use as reference materials. Policy national school health and nutrition strategy global. Ethiopia health extension program a s a lowincome country, ethiopia has made impressive progress in improving health outcomes. Students and teachers can download ethiopia text books in pdf.
Community health extension program of ethiopia, 20032018. In school programs can result in positive behavior changes, but programs. Modules ethiopia public health training initiative modules are a complete learning package related to a specific topic. Tvet provides training on market oriented programs based on the demand of industry for various target groups including. Pdf the need for initiation of school health program in ethiopia. School health and nutrition programs are health and nutrition interventions that are implemented through schools and targeted at school age children approximately five to 12 years so that they improve their health. Community health development and implementation of local public health strategies 5 population, education will target all relevant partners at the local level. Modules ethiopia public health training initiative. For a summary of the ethiopian ministry of educations response to hiv, including facts on ethiopias school health and nutrition shn programme, please click on the following link. The government of ethiopia has launched a national school health and nutrition strategy and action plan to improve access and educational achievement of school age children through health and nutrition interventions in educational establishments in ethiopia.
National nutrition program overview presented to participants of nnp research dissemination workshop,adama gobane dea msc, bsc nutrition officer. Lawrence green defined it as a combination of learning. Having a national plan and budget to support school health. In ethiopia, 60 to 80 percent of communicable diseases are attributed to limited access to safe water and inadequate sanitation and hygiene services.
However, in recent years, there has been greater alignment. Special thanks go to the national school health and nutrition taskforce with team members comprising of the ministry of health. The shi is based on scientific guidance including cdcs researchbased guidelines for school health programs, environmental health guidelines for school programs, and various institute of medicine reports on school nutrition, physical activity and physical education. Ethiopia health systems in the yale school of public health, yale school of medicine, and yale college, and regularly consults with faculty and students in these schools and across the university. Pdf icon eth 2012 school health and nutrition strategy. If we as a nation want to keep children and adolescents healthy, it is important to find better ways to provide quality school health education. Menstrual health in ethiopia country landscape analysis. There is an abundance of policies and strategies in ethiopia addressing adolescent nutrition, either directly or indirectly.
Comparing ethiopias health outcome and expenditure with other ssa countries 28 figure 2. The study is aimed at examining the effects of sfp on dietary diversity, nutritional status and class attendance of school. Situation in ethiopia in children program school health and nutrition strategy. Pdf on mar 1, 20, abraham haileamlak and others published the need for initiation of school health program in ethiopia find, read and. Such program focuses on health concerns of target population and determinants of health like sanitation, hygiene, nutrition, safe drinking water, gender and social. School health and nutrition shn programmes are recognized as a significant. Addis ababa university school of medicine and black lion hospital and education center addis ababa, ethiopia this elective clerkship will enable fourthyear medical students to gain four to eight weeks clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings at black lion hospital, addis ababa university, addis ababa, ethiopia. In ethiopia, prevalent health conditions affecting sacs education. Comparing ethiopia s health outcome and expenditure with other ssa countries 28 figure 2. Ensuring recommended health education instruction time at the elementary and secondary levels.