Ensure provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services in emergencies

• Improve resilience of the health system towards climate change.
• Reduce the health system’s contribution for climate change.

• Improve occupational health and safety through regular Advocacy,  promotion and monitoring
• Develop occupational Health Standards with concerned sectors

• Ensure inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene services in all health facilities 
• Strengthen Infection prevention and control interventions in health facilities
• Promote provision of water, sanitation and hygiene services and practices in schools including Menstrual hygiene management 
• Promote provision of water, sanitation and hygiene services and practices in other health related Institutions

• Reduce indoor air pollution through promotion of safe, smokeless energy source options.  
• Promote safe management and disposal of hazardous wastes
• Promote safe handling of chemicals and hazardous heavy metals 

• Improve household food hygiene and safety practice from farm to fork.
• Ensure safe drinking water through promotion of different household water treatment and safe storage options.
• Improve water source quality and safety through strong water quality monitoring and surveillance system.

Improve proper solid and liquid waste management at household and community level through regular promotion and targeted social and behavior change communication.

Ensure sustainable hand hygiene practice through targeted behavior change approaches coupled with advocacy of conducive enabling environment  

• Improve Face washing and oral hygiene practices through tailored pro-motion and social and behavior change communication. 
• Strengthen Menstrual Hygiene practice through culturally tailored social and behavioral change communication coupled with increasing access to safe and affordable products. 
   

End open defecation practice through tailored social and behavior change communication coupled with advocating the needed ena-bling environment.

Population in Ethiopia: 

Based on population projections of the Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency (CSA) for 2016, adolescents and youth in the age range 10 to 29 numbered 38,545,711 (19,466,543 males and 19,079,177 females). This age group accounted for an estimated 42 percent of the total population of Ethiopia, while those aged 10 to 24 are 33 percent of the population. The majority of Ethiopian adolescents and youth reside in rural areas (79 percent of males and 78 percent of females). The percent of adolescents in rural areas increases among those in younger age groups.