U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prepares Monitoring and Evaluation Officers to Achieve Epidemic control in Ethiopia

This training invested in thecapacity of regional Monitoring and Evaluation leadersto more effectively monitor publichealth programs, collect reliable data,and identify areas for improvement.

The 2015 strategy for the United States President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) involves the use of all available data, “down to the most granular site level,” to inform decisions about priority locations, populations, interventions, and partnerships within a target country in order to achieve epidemic control.

The benefits of the investments through PEPFAR training programs can extend to other areas as well, supporting Ethiopia’s ability to manage and improve public health programs overall.

Monitoring and Evaluation helps in collecting, analyzing and transforming health data into strategic information for informed decision making, improved effectiveness and enhanced advocacy in health programs, which are critical components to achieving and sustaining the epidemic control.

The partnership between the United States Government and Ethiopia has resulted in remarkable progress inachieving the epidemic control in Ethiopia.Ethiopia is among only a few countries in Africa that are within reach of meeting the UNAIDS treatment goals by 2020, namely: having 90 percent of those infected know their status; having 90 percent of those diagnosed receive treatment; and having 90 percent of those receiving treatment achieve viral suppression.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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