Framing health inequalities through the political economy: a case study of Ethiopia’s public policy landscape

Child health inequalities in Ethiopia are not technical anomalies but structural outcomes of how public policy is historically framed, institutionally governed, and ideologically justified. Addressing these disparities requires reframing equity as a political and ethical priority-supported by redistributive policy logic, inclusive planning processes, and donor strategies attuned to the needs of marginalised regions. The findings contribute to a growing body of equity-focused health policy literature and offer lessons for other low- and middle-income countries grappling with spatial and structural health inequities.