Ethiopia : Readiness for Quality of Care Implementation
Demographics
| Population |  |
99,391 |
| Fertility rate per woman |  |
4.6 |
| Total maternal deaths in 2015 |  |
11,000 |
| Neonatal Mortality Rate |  |
28 per 1,000 live births |
| Stillbirth rate | |
26.7 per 1,000 births |
Ethiopia
National Policies
| Midwives authorised for specific tasks | 7 of 7 |
| Maternal deaths notification | Yes |
| Postnatal home visits in first week after birth | Yes |
| Kangaroo mother care in facilities for low birth weight/preterm newborns | Yes |
| Antenatal corticosteroids as part of the manage-ment of preterm labour | Yes |
| International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes | Yes |
Coverage of essential interventions %
| Demand for family planning satisfied | 62 |
| Antenatal care (4 or more visits) | 32 |
| Skilled attendance at delivery | 28 |
| C-section rate | 2 |
| Early initiation of breastfeeding | 52 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding | 58 |
| Postnatal visit for baby | No data |
| Postnatal care for mother | 17 |
Readiness to improve quality of care
| Leadership | |
| Functional Leadership Structure for Quality Improvement | |
| Quality of Care Committees established in District Health Management Teams | |
| Plans, strategies & standards | |
| National Quality of Care Strategy for the Health Sector | |
| National Strategy for Maternal and Newborn Health addresses Quality of Care | |
| National Quality of Care Standards and Protocols | |
| Data | |
| National Situational Analysis for Quality of Care up to date | |
| Assessment of Quality of Care in Health Facilities completed in the past two years | |
| Supporting systems | |
| Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response System established | |
| All Maternal and Newborn Lifesaving Commodities on the Essential Medicine List Implementation of maternal and newborn standards | |
| Water Coverage in Health Care Facilities (%) | 32% |
| Skilled attendance at delivery (%) | 28% |
| National Availability of EmOC (% of recommended minimum) | 11% |
Achieved
Inprocess
Not Started
No Data