Sustaining gains in child health and HIV-related MDGs in Ethiopia: Lessons from field research

Abstract

Ethiopia seems to demonstrate comparatively promising progress towards child survival MDGs, even though the prospect for achieving maternal health MDGs seem to be a daunting challenge as these are dependent on access and utilization of well staffed and properly functioning health system. With regard to prevention and control of poverty related diseases (HIV/AIDs, TB and Malaria), there are also well designed interventions set within the health care system. Recent achievements are particularly encouraging in terms of reversing the trends in the incidence and prevalence of HIV/AIDS. Findings of field research published in the current issue of the Ethiopian Journal of Health Development offer some insights and directions on what should be done to sustain the gains in child health and HIV-related MDGs in Ethiopia.