Ethiopia “Origin of Mankind” Population: 74 million 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
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
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
WSF in Addis Ababa
How to get involved WSF Red Cross, Doctors without borders, Operation Smile, GHO Local charities Religious Organizations www.operationgivingback.facs.org