Reconstructing Power and Governance in Economic Diplomacy in Ethiopia: Putting Health at the Center

The Sustainable Development Agenda of 2030 recognizes the promotion and protection healthcare as one of its priorities. In particular, reducing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) through effective prevention and control policy is a global development imperative that calls for both unilateral and collective efforts. This study aims at examining the adequacy of the efforts put in place by the Ethiopian government in preventing and controlling NCDs by closely looking at the legal and policy frameworks. This doctrinal research uses both primary and secondary sources of data. It heavily relies on binding national and international legal and policy instruments designed for the regulation of NCDs as primary sources and organizational reports and related literatures as secondary ones. The study finds, among others, that while efforts have been made in order to control the NCDs in the country, the existing legal and policy frameworks are inadequate in responding to the needs of the day. It recommends that the concerned organs need to take effective measures that would help mitigating the scourges of NCDs. Keywords: Ethiopia, food and beverages, non-communicable diseases, regulation DOI: 10.7176/PPAR/15-1-04 Publication date: January 30th 2025