1. 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

2. 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!

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4. 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

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Black Lion Hospital of Addis Ababa University Medical School
800 beds
1000 outpatients daily
15 cases/week
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21. How to get involved
WSF
Red Cross, Doctors without borders, Operation Smile, GHO
Local charities
Religious Organizations