The EPRDF ruling party in Ethiopia has come under much scrutiny for its governance through ethnic federalism following its coming to power in 1991. Its leadership has been seen by many as a mask for a highly centralized system that focuses much of the country s resources to Tigray State the home state of many within the EPRDF.In order to test the argument of unequal resource distribution,child health across demographic groupings was measured to determine if a disparity actually exists. Using the Demographic and Health Surveys 2005 survey in Ethiopia(EDHS),six health productions functions (two...