Ministry of Health (Ethiopia) explained

Ministry of Health
Native Name:ጤና ሚኒስቴር
Seal:File:Health Ministry Ethiopia Logo.png
Seal Size:150px
Chief1 Name:Mekdes Daba
Jurisdiction:Ethiopian government
Formed:1948[1]
Headquarters:Sudan St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Coordinates:9.0164°N 38.7468°W
Parent Department:Prime Minister Office
Website:https://moh.gov.et

The Ministry of Health (MoH) (Amharic: ጤና ሚኒስቴር) is the Ethiopian government department responsible for public health concerns. Its head office is on Sudan Street in Addis Ababa.[2]

Mekdes Daba 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 programs introduced contraceptives, giving women a choice over their sexual and reproductive health while combatting child marriage and harmful practice in Ethiopia.

Former directors

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ETHIOPIA Summary Columbia Public Health . 2022-09-06 . www.publichealth.columbia.edu.
  2. Web site: Home (English). Ministry of Health (Ethiopia). 2020-03-23. Contact Info Sudan St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  3. Web site: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected new head of WHO . 2017-05-23 . STAT . 2017-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190714173433/https://www.statnews.com/2017/05/23/who-director-general-tedros/ . 2019-07-14.