Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
| ጤና ሚኒስቴር | |
 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1948[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Ethiopian government |
| Headquarters | Sudan St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°00′59″N 38°44′48″E / 9.016379°N 38.746772°E |
| Agency executive | |
| 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
[edit]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]
Ministers
[edit]- Adanech Kidanemariam (1991– 1994)
- Tedros Adhanom (2005–2012)[3]
- Lia Tadesse (2018–2020)
- Mekdes Daba (2024–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "ETHIOPIA | Summary | Columbia Public Health". www.publichealth.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ a b c "Home (English)". Ministry of Health (Ethiopia). Retrieved 2020-03-23.
Contact Info Sudan St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ^ "Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus elected new head of WHO". STAT. 2017-05-23. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
External links
[edit]- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Health (Amharic)
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