Funded by the Gates Foundation and led by Ethiopian experts, the Fenot project aimed to increase the capacity of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and regional health bureaus to build an evidence-based, high-quality health system by focusing on two important technical areas:
1. Evidence-to-Policy - Improve efficiency, quality and equity of primary health care services by using locally available and relevant evidence for planning, monitoring, decision making, policy analysis, and follow-up action within the Ministry of Health and regional health bureaus.
2. Health Financing - Strengthening health care financing for improved primary health care systems: generating new revenue from domestic sources; increasing health care resource use efficiency and productivity; and improving financial management and budget utilization in public programs.
To achieve these objectives, Fenot has been: