Addis Abeba — In Ethiopia, the situation of unemployed physicians has become a major topic of public conversation lately. Physicians have been expressing their frustration and the hardship they are experiencing trying to find a job. The unemployment of freshly graduated physicians was unheard of in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has one of the most acute shortage of physicians in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent studies show that Ethiopia stands at 2.5 physicians per 100,000 people below the recommended number by the World Health Organization (WHO) which is a minimum of 10 physicians per 100,000 in low-income countries. Ethiopia is also battling a global pandemic just like every other country in the world.
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