Ethiopian National Health Care Quality Strategy 2016-2020: Transforming the Quality of Health Care in Ethiopia.

The ultimate aim of the National Health Care Quality Strategy 2016-2020 is to consistently ensure and improve the outcomes of clinical care, patient safety and patient centeredness while increasing access and equity for all segments of the Ethiopian population.
The Strategy will focus on improving quality across the spectrum of the health care system with special emphasis on the following five priority public health areas: 1) Maternal Neonatal and child health, specifically reducing maternal and neonatal mortality; 2) Malnutrition, especially the prevention and management of severe acute malnutrition; 3) Communicable diseases, particularly malaria, HIV, and TB; 4) Non communicable diseases prevention and management, particularly diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, mental health, and chronic respiratory diseases; 5) Clinical and surgical services, particularly regarding timeliness of care.