Ethiopia

PSI Ethiopia works with the Government of Ethiopia and local implementing partners to increase the demand for and supply of comprehensive and innovative community-based HIV prevention products and services, reducing undiagnosed HIV infections and improving linkages to treatment for hard-to-reach populations.

PSI Ethiopia works with the Ministry of Health to reach patients at risk of hypertension to increase their awareness of the benefits of early screening, as well as diagnosis and management of hypertension.

PSI Ethiopia has set a goal to transform the sanitation market nationwide and is pioneering a new market-based model to increase the supply and demand for low-cost products for water, sanitation and hygiene services. To tackle Ethiopia’s sanitation issues, PSI Ethiopia has also launched a “pay-for-use” toilet franchise and promotes the use of household water treatment products.

PSI Ethiopia uses a human-centered design approach to increase access to and use of voluntary modern contraception for 15- to 19-year-old married girls. The program, “Smart Start” (created through PSI’s Adolescents 360 project) works with girls to help them envision their future and positions contraception as a key asset to achieving their dreams. PSI Ethiopia also focuses on married adolescent couples to increase husband engagement, improving the acceptance of contraception and method continuation. In addition, PSI Ethiopia has launched the In-School Sexual Reproductive Health project which seeks to develop a desirable, culturally appropriate and effective model for adolescents to access to sexual and reproductive health information, services and products.

Through a new program based off insights gathered from Adolescents 360, called RISE, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health will integrate Smart Start into Ethiopia’s national Health Extension Program–bringing Smart Start to 1 million girls by 2025.