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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026

Building primary health care from the ground up: family medicine, academic partnership, and health system reform in Ethiopia.

Meseret Zerihun, Assegid Geleta, Katherine Dominique Rouleau, Praseedha Janakiram, Jamie Rodas, Marci Rose, Ellena Andoniou, Assefa Abegaz, Dawit Wondimagegn

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Meseret ZerihunAddis Ababa University, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Assegid GeletaAddis Ababa University, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Katherine Dominique RouleauToronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Praseedha JanakiramToronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jamie RodasToronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Marci RoseToronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Ellena AndoniouThe Institute for Education Research, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Assefa AbegazThe Ethiopia National Center of the African Health Observatory Platform on Health Systems and Policies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Dawit WondimagegnToronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Abstract

Since 2013, Ethiopia has trained more than 100 family physicians, a resource whose potential depends on integration of family medicine (FM) within a primary health care (PHC)-oriented health system. The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Family Medicine (TAAAC-FM) has supported Ethiopia's inaugural FM residency since its inception. In 2025, TAAAC-FM co-convened a Policy Dialogue in Addis Ababa, with 40 participants from 10 countries to advance FM within PHC transformation. Five priorities emerged: FM identity and recognition; training reform; sustainable career pathways; health system alignment; equity and community engagement. Three recommendations: establishing government policy defining FM's role; expanding training and career pathways; and coordinating advocacy. Ethiopia's experience offers potentially relevant regional lessons for advancing FM toward Universal Health Coverage.

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Ethiopiahealth profession educationhealth systems transformationpolicy implementationprimary care workforceprimary health care (PHC)sub-Saharan AfricaToronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC)

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PMID42865426
PMCPMC13654837

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