Medical Services

medical service

Objective of the unit:

The objective of Medical Services directorate is to improve the quality of health services and utilization by the population through reorganizing the health service delivery system. It aims to:

  • Implement decentralized management to ensure full community participation.
  • Develop and implement essential health service package and referral system.
  • Develop health facility standards and staff, and equip health facilities.

Main Teams of the Unit:

Disease Prevention and Control

The health policy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has given due emphasis to promotive and preventive interventions coupled with basic curative services. Consequently, the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention General Directorate (HPDP-GD) has been established to achieve greater public satisfaction by engaging communities and families in the inception, implementation and evaluation of health programms.

Women’s and social Affairs Inclusive Implementation Executive Office

Vision

“To see women, children, youth and persons with different types of Impairment/ disability equally participate and benefit from the health services of the highest possible quality equitably."

Mission

To ensure that women, children, youth, and Persons with disability-related issues are effectively addressed and, mainstreamed in all policies and programs implemented by the health sector and realize that women are empowered to shoulder decision-making positions.

Partnership and Cooperation

Vision
To see efficient, sustainable and equitable health financing in Ethiopia. 

Mission 
To proactively and purposefully forge partnerships and facilitate coordination with directorates at the Ministry , government organizations, private sector and development partners to ensure the active identification, solicitation, mobilization, allocation and efficient utilization of resources to realize Health Sector Transformation Plan. 

Information Communication Technology Executive Office

Health Information Technology Directorate in the health sector works to improve Quality service delivery; To improve accessibility and equity; Implement health services with the help of indigenous and innovative technologies; It is working to implement health information technology in the health sector to enable timely, quality data collection, use and transmission.

Internal Audit Executive Office

               Vision,

“To see Healthy, productive & Prosperous Ethiopians” (Vision of Our Ministry)

               Mission

“To promote the health and well-being of the society through providing and regulating a comprehensive package of health services of the highest possible quality in an equitable manner.” (Mission of Ministry of Health Ethiopia)

Objective,

Public Relation and Communication Executive Office

The success of any institution, whether public or private, is greatly dependent upon its reputation. Opinions of consumers, employees, investors, policy makers and the media have powerful impacts on the prosperity of an organization. Their perceptions will drive their decisions about whether they want to work with, deal with and support the institution. Consequently, there is an indisputable need for a strong communication, with the aim of building the organizations reputation, earning understanding and support as well as influencing public opinion and behavior.