Human Resource for Health in Ethiopia....
"The challenges of human development are particularly extreme in Ethiopia,
a country with a population of over 70 million people, 85% of whom live in rural
areas. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, with per capita income of
about $150, and although the poverty rate has fallen by 8 percentage points over
the last 10 years, it nonetheless remained at 37% in 2006. The country faces
acute challenges in reaching all of the Millenium Development Goals, including
the three goals relating to health - to reduce child mortality, improve maternal
health, and combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. In 2005 the infant
mortality rate was 77 per 1,000, the under-5 mortality rate was 123 per 1,000,
and the maternal mortality rate was 673 per 100,000. In 2006 about half of
all mothers received some kind of antenatal service, and 15% of deliveries were
attended by a health worker. Ethiopia has escaped the ravages of HIV/AIDS
compared with other countries in Africa, and had an adult prevalence of 2.1%
in 2006."
Read/download the World Bank summary report - that was sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation and Norad - here.
