In 2016, a team from Yale’s Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI) partnered with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health to launch the Primary Health Care Transformation Initiative (PTI), which aims to improve management skills at health posts, health centers, and district health offices around the country. “We are inspired by Ethiopia’s ambitious investments in primary health care and have seen measurable and meaningful changes in district management capacity,” said Erika Linnander, lecturer in public health (health policy), who’s leading the project. These issues highlight the importance of a well-managed primary health care system, notes Linnander. These health facilities provide primary care services, including immunizations, pre- and post-natal care, skilled delivery, and testing and basic treatment for infectious disease. It has initiated 72 team-based field projects that have leveraged local investment toward measurable improvements in primary care services.

Source: Ethiopian News February 20, 2018 21:22 UTC