 Ethiopia's family health teams, FHTs, have been implemented since 2014 but have not been successful due to lack of resources, workload issues, and unavailable medication and supplies. This has led to low willingness among clinicians to prioritize non-clinical tasks such as outreach and education. Additionally, the federal government has not provided any budgetary incentives or tapped into political motivations of municipal slash health center administrators, which has hindered the success of the program. To ensure the success of similar programs and other mix, it is important to consider health system readiness, including budgets, staffing, equipment slash medicine availability, and incentive strategies. This article was authored by Terilyn Ludwick, Misganu Andreas, Allison Morgan, and others.