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Evaluation of EU-ESDE program
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The 40,200,000 Euro EU Delegation to Ethiopia fund Enhancing Skilled Delivery in Ethiopia (ESDE) project was implemented for 4 years, starting from 14 February 2014, with the aim of improving maternal and newborn health through improving access to and utilization of quality health services by mothers and newborns. The project had a national coverage of the components for Health System Strengthening (HSS), Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care (BEmONC), Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), Newborn Corner (NBC) and demand creation. Community-based newborn care (CBNC) was implemented in three zones in Oromia and two zones in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR). The project has been supporting direct service delivery of maternal and child health services by providing health institutions with essential maternal and newborn medical equipment and supplies, and human resources capacity building. Furthermore, it has also supported community mobilization and demand generation interventions to enhance utilization of maternal and child health services. Finally, the project was ended on February 13, 2018 and this evaluation was conducted to assess, draw lessons and document the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and added value of the ESDE project in the improvement of the national maternal, neonatal care and child health.
The specific objectives of the evaluation were to:
1. Assess the relevance of the project vis-à-vis the country context and priority;
2. Asses the contributions of the project in improving the national maternal and neonatal health;
3. Identify the key health systems strengthening contributions of the project to ensure sustainability of quality MNH services.
The evaluation employed a cross-sectional study design to generate project end-line data. Both quantitative and qualitative data were used.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| Agency Focal Point | Yayeh Negash |
| Focal Point Email | ynegash@unicef.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
| Geographic Scope | Country |
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