n over a decade, Ethiopia has demonstrated a significant reduction in child mortality where it hasachieved Millennium Development Goal (MDG)-4 two years ahead of the planned time. The Ethiopiangovernment and the Federal Ministry of Health have taken encouraging steps by investing in holisticdevelopment and health care. There has been substantial progress on several health, economic anddevelopment indicators in Ethiopia. For the success in the health sector, Ethiopia pioneered a strongcommunity health system and implemented integrated management of neonatal and childhood illnesses(IMNCI). Across the country, over 38,000 health extension workers have been deployed to provide basicpreventive and curative services at community and household levels; many health facilities have beenbuilt and become operational. This quick expansion of rural health services and the implementation ofIMNCI have laid the groundwork for a significant reduction in child mortality. This success has generatedgreat benefits for the entire nation but the child’s life above all. The experience and success also gave agreat lesson to the rest of the world.