In Ethiopia, around 52 percent of the population lives in malaria risk areas; pneumonia remains the leading infectious cause of death among children under five; and the country has one of the highest neglected tropical disease burdens in Africa. The Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) has one of the highest malaria burdens in the country, accounting for 18 percent of total malaria cases reported nationally in 2019/2020. We work closely with the government to strengthen the health system, reduce the malaria burden and tackle poor child health indicators including pneumonia.
Malaria Consortium has been implementing projects in Ethiopia since 2004 from our offices in Addis Ababa and Hawassa, with a focus on the Oromia region and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ region (SNNPR). We support the Ethiopian government in its efforts to tackle three major public health issues: malaria, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and poor child health indicators such as pneumonia and febrile illness.
Alongside our programmes, we have facilitated forums to coordinate stakeholders’ efforts and streamline the technical assistance provided to national and regional programmes through mechanisms including the Coalition Against Malaria in Ethiopia and the Malaria Control Support Team’s Technical Advisory Committee as well as undertaking pioneering research projects with the support of the Ethiopian Public Health Institute and others.