Health in Ethiopia

According to the head of the World Bank's Global HIV/AIDS Program, Ethiopia has only 1 medical doctor per 100,000 people.[118] However, the World Health Organization in its 2006 World Health Report gives a figure of 1936 physicians (for 2003),[119] which comes to about 2.6 per 100,000. Globalization is said to affect the country, with many educated professionals leaving Ethiopia for a better economic opportunity in the West.

Ethiopia's main health problems are said to be communicable diseases caused by poor sanitation and malnutrition. These problems are exacerbated by the shortage of trained manpower and health facilities.[120]

There are 119 hospitals (12 in Addis Ababa alone) and 412 health centers in Ethiopia.[121] Ethiopia has a relatively low average life expectancy of 45 years.[122] Infant mortality rates are relatively very high, as over 8% of infants die during or shortly after childbirth,[122] (although this is a dramatic decrease from 16% in 1965) while birth-related complications such as obstetric fistula affect many of the nation's women. HIV is also prevalent in the country.

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