Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa and there are living over 75 million people. It’s one of the populous countries in sub-Sahara Africa. Most of the people, over 85% are living in countryside. Ethiopia is one of the least developed countries in the world. Ethiopia has lots of poverty, estimated 47% of people are living under the poverty line. Poor nutrition, low education levels, widespread poverty and difficulties to get health care services are caused, that the life expectancy is 54 years. The primary health care problem in Ethiopia is Malaria. It is causing most of the out-patient visits and many peoples deaths. Ethiopia is also having a big problem with HIV/AIDS. 2005 was reported, that 3,5% of the population in age group 15-49 is hav-ing HIV/AIDS. 80% of Ethiopia’s health problems should be preventable. Nutritional and communicable diseases are causing most of the Ethiopians health problems. These problems are connected in low socio-economic development. (Center for Na-tional Health Development in Ethiopia 2013a.) 2.1 Public health The government is providing Ethiopia’s public health care. Ethiopia’s ministry of health vision is to have healthy, productive, and effective citizen. And their mission is provide integrated, quick and satisfactory health service with efficient management, controlling mechanism and support. (Ministry of Health 2011a.) There are 138 hospitals, 635 health centers, 5955 health post and 1206 health sta-tions owned by the government. Health care services are available around the coun-try, but there are still differences in distribution and coverage between rural and ur-ban areas. (Center for National Health Development in Ethiopia 2013b.) There are four-tier health services system, which i... ... middle of paper ... ...s. Comparison of these three countries there is no big differences between Finland and UK, but huge differences to compare these two countries to Ethiopia. Big differences are made by countries development level and economic situation. In Finland we have great health care system. It is equal to every citizen and its services are high level. Health care centers, health care stations and hospitals are near and easy to reach. Some of the health care services are free, for example nurses practices in health care station and laboratory and x-ray services. Health care payments are pretty low, one doctor’s visit cost 13,80 euros for patient. That payment only charged three times for year, rest of visits are free. I think most of the Finns are happy to pay taxes for government, who produce high level heath care for the citizens. (Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö 2011b.)
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One of the hungriest countries in the world and one of the most populous country in the world. Agriculture accounts for 84% of economic growth in Ethiopia inclusive of the labor personnel. It is an irony to a state that is not feeding all its people sufficiently. Genetic modified foods have been rebelled seriously by its government with the advice of food institution in the state.
In this article it tells about the countries geographical location, their political, economic and social lives. It also states about governmental structure from 1923 up to now. In this article there is brief paragraph which states about Ethiopians food, language, identity, marriage, religion and other things about Ethiopia.
Residents living in Finland are entitled to health care coverage through a public or municipal system. The government typically provides 50 percent of the cost for medical benefits and provides subsidies for cash sickness as well as maternity benefits (Boslaugh, 2013). Currently, the majority of health care services provided by municipalities are free or relatively low in cost to the patient. World Health Organization ranked Finland as being one of the top-rated countries in fairness of financial contribution to health systems (WHO,
In countries that offer free health service for all its citizens, the program is funded with tax money. In some cases , this leads to higher the taxes in order to fund the system.
Ethiopia is located in the Eastern region of Africa. According to the Embassy of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ethiopia lies between the geographical coordinates of 3’ and 14. 8’ latitude and 33’and 48’ longitude. Ethiopia encompasses a majority of the area known as the Horn of Africa. The CIA World Factbook states that Ethiopia is approximately 1,104,300 square kilometers (686,180 miles). To give a better perspective of the sheer size of this country, it is about twice the size of the state of Texas. The CIA World Factbook also states that Ethiopia’s area ranks 27th when compared to the area size of all other countries in the world.
The video Sick Around the World (2008) interviewed five countries on their health care policies, how they worked, and if the general population of that country was in favor of it. In England, the best component of their health care system was that the people did not have an insurance premium, co-pay, and never have to pay a medical bill. In Japan, there are fixed prices set every two years for each procedure. In addition, an insurance company cannot turn down someone with a specific disease or disorder. In Germany, doctors do not have to pay to attend medical school. Taiwan’s best components are that each patient has a smart card with their medical history to make it easier when they go to the doctor’s office, and they do not allow the rich to opt out of insurance. In Switzerland, everyone must have insurance, and if people refuse they are automatically assigned to an insurance company.
Malnutrition: Sub-Saharan Africa attempts at a comparative analysis of the dynamics and structure of malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa in concentration: Somalia and Ethiopia. The analysis of this paper can be viewed as an on-going discussion and investigation about the food hunger crisis as a diverting factor in malnutrition within Sub-Saharan Africa. Within the last 10 years, the area of Sub-Saharan African has grown by five percent per year; nonetheless, the Afrobarometer surveyed that thirty-four African countries (including Somalia and Ethiopia) has experience little change in poverty or food crisis among its population (Sy, “Jobless Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa”). According, to the International Labor Office (ILO) the data in 2013 it
In many parts of the world that are considered lower or middle-class countries, health disparities are cause of major concern that leads to unnecessary disease and possible death. Many variables affect how and why many citizens of lower and middle-class countries struggle to obtain adequate healthcare. One region of the world classified as a lower socio economic territory is Ethiopia. Many factors contribute to the lack of health care in Ethiopia such as access to care, high cost of care, and being uneducated, to name a few. One idea that hinders many citizens in Ethiopia to attain healthcare is the access to the healthcare system. This research project will entail the issue of access to the health care system; ways it is affecting the lives of those living in Ethiopia, and measures that can be taken to possibly increase the availability and attainment of healthcare.
Location-Ethiopia is a country located in the horn of Africa and its capital is Addis Ababa
Ethiopia an African country officially known as the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and famously know as one of the oldest location of human life to scientists. Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa (east of Africa). It is argued that Ethiopia was the only African country to defeat a European colonial power and retain its sovereignty as an independent country. It is argued that Ethiopia was conquered by Italy in 1935 and regained its independence in 1941 on the 5th of May and the ruler of that era was Halie Selassi. Ethiopia’s major economic contributor is the agriculture sector with a 46% of gross domestic product and a labour force of 85% by agriculture (Ethiopia’s gross domestic product by sector). Ethiopia is a federal republic state this means that there is no monarch and that the state exercise democra...
Located in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the second most populated country in Africa. It has the tenth largest land mass in Africa (nearly twice the size of Texas), a population of approximately ninety-one million people (CIA 2013), and a rural to urban population ration of approximately 6 to 1 (Abelti, et al. 2012). Like other nations in sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia suffers from many of the same social factors that have deepened inequality across the continent. Poverty is widespread; access to quality education and healthcare is inadequate; modern infrastructure and improved sanitation are inconsistent or non-existent (Abelti, et al. 2012). Other high-risk factors have also been present, such as extended conflicts involving the long term mobilization of armed forces, governmental and political instability, and gender inequality (McInnes 2011). This forced Ethiopia, like many of its African neighbors, to turn to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) for foreign aid and with it, the neoliberal policies and structural adjustment programs that have been so instrumental in deepening inequality in the Global South. Although previous governmental transitions had caused considerable political instability within Ethiopia, the nation possesses a strong central government allowing Ethiopia to resist many of the IMF’s recommendations and seek funding from alternative sources, such as China, to pursue massive infrastructure development within Ethiopia (Giorgis 2013). In this paper, I will discuss the controversy surrounding one of these development projects, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and how it has shaped – or has been shaped by – inequality.
...tly should attend to the most urgent and highest needful problems to reduce the risk of developing those issues. Health priorities include reduction of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), decrease the road traffic accidents rate, reduce the infectious disease and vaccine preventable diseases, prevent transmit of HIV infections and reduce the poverty by minimizing gap between rich and poor. In addition, this health problems should be addressed in accordance to WHO guidelines, Millenniums development goals and according to other international health reporting standards. Moreover understanding the burden of disease is important where it helps to measure weightage of disease in a specific nation with that of the global situation. So supportively this will help to prioritize the urgent health problems in the country which will support the prevention of those health issues.
Thus, Ethiopia remains the largest producer of coffee in Africa and is the fifth largest coffee producer in the World next to Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, and Indonesia, that contributes about 4.2 percent of the total coffee production. KASAHUN BANTE P8-9)