Authors: Kevin Croke
Ethiopia received recognition as one of sub-Saharan Africa’s models of primary care, due in part to training and deploying over 30,000 Health Extension Workers since 2004. Kevin Croke discusses factors enabling the country to implement the program at scale.
Link: The origins of Ethiopia’s primary health care expansion: The politics of state building and health system strengthening
Resource Topic: Program Management, Scale-up
Resource Type: Case studies
Year: 2020
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Ethiopia
Publisher May Restrict Access: No
