Ethiopia

We work alongside Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and its partners to tackle critical delivery challenges in immunisation, maternal health and primary health care.

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campaign coverage achieved

99%

campaign coverage achieved

Independent monitoring helped the Ministry of Health locate missed children in real time and close delivery gaps during the national MCV campaign.

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more out-of-school girls vaccinated

40%

more out-of-school girls vaccinated

Digital microplanning across six pilot zones helped regional health teams locate and protect girls consistently missed by traditional drives.

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hidden urban slums mapped

88

hidden urban slums mapped

Health teams in Addis Ababa used geospatial mapping across 11 sub-cities to pinpoint unreached clusters and deliver vaccines to zero-dose children.

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Our Insights

The best innovation isn’t always tech. Often, it’s human.
The best innovation isn’t always tech. Often, it’s human.

August 28, 2025

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It makes sense to associate innovation with technology. But in the toughest settings, the most creative solutions are those that empower, recognise, a…

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Doing big things, fast: how scaling with urgency drives breakthroughs
Doing big things, fast: how scaling with urgency drives breakthroughs

July 18, 2025

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In March 2020, the world locked down overnight. No pilots. No randomised controlled trials. Just bold action in the face of uncertainty. Because the s…

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Delivery is a skill. And it can be learned.
Delivery is a skill. And it can be learned.

July 10, 2025

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In March 2024, Ethiopia launched its first single-dose HPV vaccine campaign. This was a huge first step for preventing cervical cancer in the country.…

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Immunisation for all is humanly possible
Immunisation for all is humanly possible

April 24, 2025

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As we mark World Immunization Week 2025, this year’s banner, Immunization for All is Humanly Possible, isn’t just a rallying cry. It’s a global commit…

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Combining rapid coverage assessments with demand surveys
Combining rapid coverage assessments with demand surveys

February 27, 2025

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Gathering data on low immunisation communities is an important first step to increasing vaccination coverage for citizens. Once immunisation coverage…

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Using technology to support frontline health workers
Using technology to support frontline health workers

June 21, 2024

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Some health workers understandably worry about technology further overburdening them. But if interventions are designed correctly, more overburdening…

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Lessons learned: rebuilding health service delivery after conflict
Lessons learned: rebuilding health service delivery after conflict

July 5, 2022

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Northern regions in Ethiopia have been operating with reduced or disrupted health services. We supported regional administration and the government in…

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Best practices for delivering health services in challenging environments
Best practices for delivering health services in challenging environments

September 21, 2021

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Some environments present particular challenges for health service delivery, including active conflict, political instability, limited financing, extr…

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Using geospatial analysis to improve health service delivery
Using geospatial analysis to improve health service delivery

August 31, 2021

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Each year, around 10 million children receive no vaccinations at all. More than fifty percent of these zero-dose children live in urban slums, remote…

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Mitigating learning losses after Covid-19
Mitigating learning losses after Covid-19

June 8, 2021

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Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, nine out of ten children in Sub-Saharan Africa were unable to read and understand a simple text by the age of ten.…

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Mapping and understanding the needs of populations in urban slums
Mapping and understanding the needs of populations in urban slums

May 12, 2021

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It can be challenging to provide consistent health services in urban slums, which often contain populations with some of the lowest levels of access t…

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Our People

Hunain Mandvia

Hunain Mandvia

Project Director | Pakistan and Ethiopia

Hunain Mandvia serves as a Project Director at Acasus, overseeing the Pakistan and Ethiopia offices, which comprise approximately 80 team members spread across all…

Michael Awoke Wondimeneh

Michael Awoke Wondimeneh

Project Manager | Ethiopia

Michael Awoke Wondimeneh is a Project Manager at Acasus, where he works with government and development partners to strengthen health systems and improve primary health…

WHAT WE DO

Our Work

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Chad

Chad

DRC

DRC

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Mozambique

Mozambique

Nigeria

Nigeria

Pakistan

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Chad

Chad

DRC

DRC

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Mozambique

Mozambique

Nigeria

Nigeria

Pakistan

Pakistan

Government Engagement & Reform

Government Engagement & Reform

Data, Technology, AI

Data, Technology, AI

Performance Management

Performance Management

Improving Last Mile Services

Improving Last Mile Services

Demand

Demand

Capacity Building & Transition

Capacity Building & Transition

Government Engagement & Reform

Government Engagement & Reform

Data, Technology, AI

Data, Technology, AI

Performance Management

Performance Management

Improving Last Mile Services

Improving Last Mile Services

Demand

Demand

Capacity Building & Transition

Capacity Building & Transition

MNCH

MNCH

Immunisation

Immunisation

Primary Health Care (PHC)

Primary Health Care (PHC)

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)

Polio

Polio

Malaria

Malaria

Nutrition

Nutrition

Education

Education

MNCH

MNCH

Immunisation

Immunisation

Primary Health Care (PHC)

Primary Health Care (PHC)

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)

Polio

Polio

Malaria

Malaria

Nutrition

Nutrition

Education

Education

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