Supporting evidence-based priority-setting for universal health coverage in Ethiopia through robust health technology assessment frameworks and multi-stakeholder processes.
Health technology assessment (HTA) is the systematic evaluation of the properties, effects, and impacts of health technologies — including medicines, medical devices, diagnostics, and clinical procedures. In resource-constrained settings like Ethiopia, HTA is a critical tool for allocating limited healthcare budgets efficiently and equitably.
Ethiopia's path toward universal health coverage (UHC) depends on evidence-based priority-setting: identifying which health technologies and interventions deliver the greatest benefit per birr spent, and ensuring those decisions are transparent, replicable, and grounded in local evidence.
The ISPOR Ethiopia Chapter works to build the methods, data, and institutional capacity needed for Ethiopia to conduct and use HTA in national policy decisions.
The chapter organised a UHC Day Forum with PFSA, the North Gondar Health Bureau, and the University of Gondar, focusing on evidence-based reporting of medicine and vaccine shortages to support public-health priority-setting.
A three-session webinar series on HTA and priority setting for UHC in Sub-Saharan Africa, featuring case studies from Ethiopia, South Africa, and Ghana.
Workshops and short courses on HTA methodology for Ethiopian researchers, regulators, and policymakers.
Studies examining how Ethiopia can apply HTA frameworks to its health benefit package and UHC agenda.
Bringing together government, academia, industry, and civil society to develop shared frameworks for evidence-based coverage decisions.
Join the chapter and help build Ethiopia's HTA capacity.