Who's to Blame for Ailing Care in Ethiopia's State Hospitals?

The government often prides itself for the significant improvement it registered mainly in rural health sector, but a report by the Ministry of Health reveals that currently there are just 411 government health care centers with only 5,540 doctors who are thinly spread throughout the country, writes Addis Standard.

At Felege Hiwot Hospital, in Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara Regional State, patients crowd a corridor waiting for a doctor.

The new premises of the oldest state-run Hospital, Dagmawi Menilik Referral Hospital.

Hanna Atilaw, a young girl seeking for financial help for a treatment abroad, uses a tax in Addis Abeba to appeal for help.

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