[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1134, 266], "category": "Text", "text": "causes of maternal deaths, bleeding during and after childbirth are the causes of most of the deaths. This is due to\npoor quality of antenatal care, during delivery and postnatal health care services: only 50% of women delivered\nwith the assistance skilled birth attendance²¹. To add to this, there are reports of pregnant women delivering in the\nbushes, IDP camps/sites, and at home due to lack of access to health facilities and health care providers²²."}, {"bbox": [96, 283, 1134, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "The performance of maternal and neonatal health care is expected to further decline as health facilities/services\nare severely affected by the conflict, and resource allocation for priority interventions has also been compromised\nas a result of the conflict."}, {"bbox": [96, 385, 1134, 547], "category": "Text", "text": "The conflict has also delayed efforts in other fields of medicine. The demand for a higher level quality of health care has become necessary due to epidemiological transition, rapid urbanisation, and broad social and economic changes occurring in the country. While Ethiopia has increased the number of health professionals trained in the previous years, there has been considerable variability and the need for speciality training in some prioritised areas including emergency services, intensive care, anaesthesiology and surgery, rehabilitation professionals amongst others. This is particularly relevant in the context of the current conflict."}, {"bbox": [96, 558, 1134, 613], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [96, 648, 1134, 730], "category": "Text", "text": "The main beneficiaries of this Action will be the rights holders, population living in conflict affected areas, with a\nspecial focus on women and girls. Other population living in the most vulnerable situations such as persons with\ndisabilities, the elderly and IDPs and refugees will also benefit from this action."}, {"bbox": [96, 767, 393, 794], "category": "Text", "text": "Other key stakeholders include:"}, {"bbox": [134, 806, 1134, 968], "category": "List-item", "text": "*   **EU Member States (MS):** almost all EU MS are present in Ethiopia and some are actively engaged in the health sector. Most of them (Spain, Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands) provided support to health through contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals Performance Fund (SDG PF), which is a non-earmarked pooled fund managed by the Ministry of Health using its financial management systems and procedures. The EU also supported the sector mainly through budget support operations. Currently, due to the country's situation, most have stopped channelling resources through government systems."}, {"bbox": [134, 980, 1134, 1060], "category": "List-item", "text": "*   **UN agencies:** the UN system is also an important partner supporting the health sector in Ethiopia. UNICEF, UNFPA, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank are the most active UN actors in health, with relatively defined mandates."}, {"bbox": [134, 1073, 1134, 1181], "category": "List-item", "text": "*   **International NGOs:** Save the Children, the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF), Médecins Sans Frontières, Médecins du Monde, International Rescue Committee, Collegio Universitario Aspiranti e Medici Missionari (CUAMM) and the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (Cordaid) are amongst the most active international NGOs in the health sector."}, {"bbox": [134, 1194, 1134, 1250], "category": "List-item", "text": "*   **Government (duty bearers):** Ministry of Health, Regional Bureau of Health and Woreda Health Offices are important stakeholders. Coordination with them from implementing partners will be encouraged."}, {"bbox": [85, 1287, 607, 1322], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 1350, 511, 1384], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [96, 1393, 1134, 1449], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to improve health of Ethiopian citizens focusing on conflict affected population."}, {"bbox": [96, 1460, 617, 1489], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to"}, {"bbox": [134, 1499, 867, 1527], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.  Restore health gains in conflict affected areas, focusing on women and girls"}, {"bbox": [134, 1527, 728, 1554], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.  Reduce inequalities in health service delivery and utilization"}, {"bbox": [85, 1596, 674, 1623], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²¹ 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) report"}, {"bbox": [85, 1621, 822, 1647], "category": "Footnote", "text": "²² United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) – Humanitarian response plan for Ethiopia"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 8 of 21"}]