Ethiopia's president sets public-service and coverage targets for 2019 year
President Taye Atske-Selassie set targets of 65 percent electricity access, 85 percent health-insurance coverage and 70 percent school-feeding coverage.
Event / data period: 2026-10-06
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President Taye Atske-Selassie presented Ethiopia's priorities for the 2019 Ethiopian year at a joint parliamentary session on 6 October. Targets reported by the Ethiopian News Agency include raising electricity access to 65 percent, health-insurance coverage to 85 percent and school-feeding coverage to 70 percent.
He said forest cover, reported at a current level of 26 percent, would be expanded, without giving a new numerical target. These are government targets for the coming year, not achieved outcomes.
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Ethiopia's 2019-year targets
Coverage and service targets President Taye Atske-Selassie presented to Parliament on 6 October.
| Electricity access | 65 percent | 2019 Ethiopian year |
| Health insurance coverage | 85 percent | 2019 Ethiopian year |
| Forest cover | 26 percent current level to be expanded | 2019 Ethiopian year |
| School feeding coverage | 70 percent | 2019 Ethiopian year |
Methodology
The table contains prospective targets reported by ENA. The source gives a current baseline only for forest cover, at 26 percent.
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- InsuranceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: insurancewww.ena.et ↗
- Energy and resourceSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: electricitywww.ena.et ↗
- ElectricitySuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: electricitywww.ena.et ↗
- HealthSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: healthwww.ena.et ↗
- Politics and governmentSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlywww.ena.et ↗
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- Ethiopia · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.ena.et ↗