This review carried out under the UNIFEM's programme entitled "Integrating gender responsive budgeting into the aid effectiveness agenda", provides an analysis of how gender-responsive budgeting work has engaged with development planning instruments, national budgeting processes and aid modalities in Ethiopia. The research generates a rapid gender budget analysis in the health sector in Ethiopia to create understanding of the budget measures underway that are gender responsive.The study found that aid forms 1/3 of the national budget in Ethiopia, with overseas development assistance (ODA) averaging US$ 1034.6 million over the last eight years. ODA continues to increase and there are several donors present in Ethiopia. In the context of the Paris Declaration for Aid Effectiveness donors have sought to establish donor coordination and harmonisation mechanisms in Ethiopia that remain to be strengthened to support ownership and ensure alignment with national development priorities and to facilitate inter-donor co-ordination for gender mainstreaming in national development.The authors of this research are Jacinta Muteshi, PhD (Consultant) and Tiruwork Tizazu from Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in Ethiopia.