TABLE 16.15.
Ethiopian Health Extension Worker Program Priorities
| Hygiene and Environmental Sanitation | Disease Prevention and Control | Family Health Services | Health Education and Communication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proper and safe excreta disposal system | Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS | Maternal and child health | Health education and communication |
| Proper and safe solid and liquid waste management | Prevention and control of tuberculosis | Family planning | |
| Water supply safety measures | Prevention and control of malaria | Immunization | |
| Food hygiene and safety measures | First aid | Adolescent reproductive health | |
| Healthy home environment | Nutrition | ||
| Arthropod and rodent control | |||
| Personal hygiene |
Sources: Shimelis. Personal communication; May 2013. McCord GC, Lio A, Singh P. Deployment of community health workers across rural sub-Saharan Africa: WHO financial considerations and operational assumptions. Bull World Health Organ 2012;91:244–53B. Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and UNDP. Ethiopian MDG report: trends and prospective for meeting MDG by 2015. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2010.