Healthcare in Ethiopia

As literacy and socioeconomic status improves in Ethiopia, the demand for quality service is also increasing. Besides, changes in the demographic trends, epidemiology and mushrooming urbanization require more comprehensive services covering a wide range and quality of curative, promotive and preventive services.

The government of Ethiopia is working towards building a universal health care system through a community-based health insurance model, where households can pay into the official health insurance fund of their woreda, or district, and draw upon it when in need of medical care. As of 2020, it was estimated that 45% to 50% of the population had health insurance coverage.