Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)

The Ministry of Health (MoH) (Amharic: ጤና ሚኒስቴር) is a federal government ministry of Ethiopia, responsible for public health concerns. Its head office is on Sudan Street in Addis Ababa.[2] Until 2020, Amir Aman is the director.[3] Lia Tadesse has been the head of the ministry since 2020. The organization is a cabinet level organization which has authority over the Public Health Institute.

Ministry of Health
ጤና ሚኒስቴር

Lia Tadesse
Agency overview
Formed1948[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of Ethiopia
HeadquartersSudan St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9.016379°N 38.746772°E / 9.016379; 38.746772
Agency executive
Parent departmentMinistry of Peace
Websitehttps://moh.gov.et

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.[2]

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.[2]

Former directors
  • Tedros Adhanom (2005 to 2012)[4]
  • Amir Aman (director of the ministry beginning in 2019)

References
  1. "ETHIOPIA | Summary | Columbia Public Health". www.publichealth.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. "Home (English)". Ministry of Health (Ethiopia). Retrieved 2020-03-23. Contact Info Sudan St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  3. "Contact Us". Ministry of Health (Ethiopia). Retrieved 2020-03-23. - Amharic version
  4. "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected new head of WHO". STAT. 2017-05-23. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-07.


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