Public Health Officers Association of Ethiopia

y Organizations (CSOs) and other health related sectors. To effectively and efficiently tackle the health and health-related problems of individuals, families and communities, health officers are expected to have the following knowledge and skills: 1) assess community health needs; 2) plan, implement and evaluate activities and resources of the primary health care unit; 3) collect, organize and analyze health and health-related data from health institutions, communities and other relevant areas and utilize and disseminate the information to the community and other concerned bodies; 4) conduct and provide continuing education on the- job- training to the staff of the primary health care unit and community health workers. Since its inception in the early1950’s, HO has been a backbone for the Health Sector Development as well as for the success of MDG programs in Ethiopia.