Health Extension Workers Improve Care Access For Ethiopia’s Rural Communities

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Global Fund News Flash
The latest issue of the Global Fund News Flash contains an article and video on Ethiopian health extension workers who provide services to those in rural communities. The article notes, “Great systems for health are pivotal in improving the health outcomes in any country. The health extension workers are a critical [part] of Ethiopia’s health infrastructure. The country is a leader in building resilient and sustainable systems for health in countries with fewer resources…” (7/28).

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