At the Global Health Innovation and Quality Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health presented Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL) with a certificate of recognition for contributions and sustained support in delivering innovative solutions that improve quality of care and overall health outcomes in the country.
The distinction was presented by State Minister of Health, H.E. Saherla Abdulahi, and the Lead Executive Officer for Health System Innovation and Quality, Dr. Abas Hassen, at a gala event marking the close of the event.
“Being recognized by the Ministry of Health is an important moment for our team and partners. It highlights the value of working together to scale practical, high-impact solutions that strengthen the health system and save lives,” said RTSL Ethiopia Country Director Girma Dessie, who accepted the award on behalf of RTSL, alongside Prevent Epidemics Principal Manager Mentwab Gebreegziabher “We’re honored to be part of collective efforts to improve health outcomes in Ethiopia.”
The conference—the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa—brought together over 1,000 stakeholders from across the globe to explore how innovation can accelerate progress toward universal health coverage through advances in digital health and interoperability, improved quality of care, stronger policy and financing mechanisms, as well as research-driven solutions. At the summit, the RTSL Ethiopia team showcased three key initiatives highlighting RTSL’s commitment to scalable, evidence-based approaches that improve population health outcomes in Ethiopia:
- Making primary health care “epidemic-ready” by enabling frontline health facilities to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies while maintaining essential services.
- Improving hypertension management in primary health care using the WHO HEARTS Technical Package through the Ethiopian Hypertension Control Initiative.
- Supporting and improving large-scale hypertension and diabetes management programs using RTSL’s award winning fast and free software, Simple App.