Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia's health ministry; federal auditors flagged 231.1M birr in overpayments and 3.4B birr in uncollected receivables in 2024/25
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Mekdes Daba was appointed Minister of Health in February 2024.
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- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — Mekdes Daba
Mekdes Daba was appointed Minister of Health in February 2024.
Figures
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The Ministry of Health had 3.4 billion birr in uncollected receivables, the largest of any federal institution in the 2024/25 audit.$21.1M
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- The Reporter Ethiopia
These were ascribed to the Ministry of Health (3.4 billion Birr), Wachamo University (1.4 billion), Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure Development (982 million), Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (959 million Birr), Bahir Dar University (926 million), Ministry of Education (762 million), National Disaster Risk Management Commission (648 million), and Gondar University (598 million).
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The ministry left 529 million birr of its 2024/25 budget unspent.$3.3M
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- The Reporter Ethiopia
Among them are the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, which reported a surplus budget of 909 million Birr at the end of the year, the Ministry of Education (712 million), Ministry of Health (529 million), Republican Guard (524 million), and the Ministry of Labor and Skills (502 million).
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The Auditor General found the Ministry of Health made 231.1 million birr in overpayments and duplicate payments.$1.4M
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- Capital Newspaper (Ethiopia)
The Ministry of Health was specifically singled out for making 231.1 million birr in overpayments and duplicate payments, as well as wasting 122.1 million birr on court orders and tax penalties resulting from avoidable payment delays.
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The ministry lost 122.1 million birr to court orders and tax penalties caused by avoidable payment delays.$756K
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- Capital Newspaper (Ethiopia)
The Ministry of Health was specifically singled out for making 231.1 million birr in overpayments and duplicate payments, as well as wasting 122.1 million birr on court orders and tax penalties resulting from avoidable payment delays.