Emory University Ethiopia

Emory University Ethiopia is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of mothers, newborns, and children by reducing preventable deaths through equitable, evidence-based healthcare, empowering local providers, and fostering community partnerships. Our mission focuses on creating sustainable health solutions that can be scaled nationally and replicated globally. Since 2010, the Emory University Ethiopia country office has implemented more than 25 projects focused on maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene; maternal vaccination, neural tube defect and health systems strengthening. Emory University Ethiopia leverages partnership with government and universities, clinical training and mentorship, community outreach, and low-cost interventions to improve the outcomes of mothers, babies, and children across Ethiopia. More than 22 million pregnant women, 900,000 newborns, and 2.9 million children under the age of five years have benefited from Emory Ethiopia Office programs.