The Ministry of Health (MoH) () is the

Ethiopian government The government of Ethiopia () is the federal government of Ethiopia. It is structured in a framework of a federal republic, federal parliamentary system, parliamentary republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, prime minister is the hea ...

department responsible for

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the de ...

concerns. Its head office is on Sudan Street in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...

Mekdes Daba Mekdes Daba Feyssa (Amharic: መቅደስ ዳባ ፈይሳ) is an Ethiopian politician who was appointed as Ministry of Health (Ethiopia), Minister of Health in February 2024, previously served as the president of the Ethiopian Obstetricians and ...

has been the head of the ministry since February 2024. The organization is a cabinet level organization which has authority over the Public Health Institute.

History

The Ministry of Public Health was created in 1948 followed by Proclamation issued in 1946. The Public Health Administration shortly transferred to the Ministry of Public Health. In recent years, the ministry promotes

family planning Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them. Things that may play a role on family planning decisions include marit ...

programs introduced

contraceptive Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent pregnancy. Birth control has been used since ancient times, but effective and safe methods of birth control only be ...

s, giving women a choice over their sexual and

reproductive health Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a field of research, health care, and social activism that explores the health of an individual's Human reproductive system, reproductive system and sexual well-being during all stages of their life. Se ...

while combatting

child marriage Child marriage is a practice involving a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, that includes an individual under 18 and an adult or other child.* * * * Research has found that child marriages have many long-term negative co ...

and harmful practice in Ethiopia.

Ministers

Adanech Kidanemariam Adanech Kidanemariam (1943–2016) was an Ethiopian nurse, public health educator and government minister. She was appointed Minister of Health in Ethiopia in 1991. Life In the late 1960s Adanech Kidanemariam was a student activist, with a reputati ...

(1991– 1994) *

Tedros Adhanom Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (, sometimes spelled ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017. He is the first African to become WHO Dire ...

(2005–2012) *

Lia Tadesse Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin (; born 1976) is an Ethiopian physician who served as the Minister of Health from 12 March 2020 until 8 February 2024. Prior to her appointment, Lia served as State Minister of Health from November 2018. She also served ...

(2018–2020) *

(2024–present)

References

External links

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health
(Amharic)

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

Government of Ethiopia

Health Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, p ...

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