Yetnayet Asfaw

Yetnayet Asfaw

Dr. Yetnayet Asfaw is vice president for strategy and impact at EngenderHealth. She has more than 15 years of global reproductive health experience in her native country of Ethiopia. Until recently, Asfaw was EngenderHealth’s Ethiopia country director where she oversaw highly successful programs in the country. In previous positions, she led and managed diverse health and development programs, major health projects funded by USAID and private donors. She previously consulted for the government of Ethiopia, the World Bank, World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund in Ethiopia.

Latest Articles

Rights-based family planning: Collaboration for acceleration

Rights-based family planning: Collaboration for acceleration

almost 10 years ago // #ICFP2016

Expanding access to contraception has never been just about health, but fundamentally changing the status of women and girls in society, write EngenderHealth's Dr. Yetnayet Asfaw and FP2020's Beth Schlachter in this commentary. How can reproductive health and rights be strengthened?