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Ethiopia. Manu Sancheti, MD; PGY-3. “Origin of Mankind” Population: 74 million Language: Amharic, 84 indigenous languages Currency: Birr 80% workforce in agriculture Largest export: Coffee Religion: Christian and Muslim Government: Federal Parliamentary Republic Capital: Addis Ababa.
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Ethiopia Manu Sancheti, MD; PGY-3 “Origin of Mankind” Population: 74 million Language: Amharic, 84 indigenous languages Currency: Birr 80% workforce in agriculture Largest export: Coffee Religion: Christian and Muslim Government: Federal Parliamentary Republic Capital: Addis Ababa
Ethiopian Life 16% population lives on less than $1/day Average family: 6-7 Literacy: 43% Life expectancy: 43 – 54 yrs Infant Mortality: 93/1000 live births HIV: 2.1% 10 million cases of Malaria/year 119 hospitals 2.6 physicians/100,000 200 Surgeons Total!
WSF in Addis Ababa Feb 13-26, 2009 Pediatric Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, General/Laparoscopic, Plastics, Vascular, Ob-Gyn, Thoracic, Anesthesia, PGY3, PGY4, CRNA, RN, volunteers, journalists
WSF in Addis Ababa Black Lion Hospital of Addis Ababa University Medical School 800 beds 1000 outpatients daily 15 cases/week WSF: 15-25 cases/day
How to get involved • WSF • Red Cross, Doctors without borders, Operation Smile, GHO • Local charities • Religious Organizations • www.operationgivingback.facs.org