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Historic day for Hawassa and our link Print

Dr Fitsum and Dr Eskedar, two female doctors from Hawassa College, started their short term clinical attachment at Nevill Hall Hospital in Abergavenny on the 19th of May. They are from the very first batch of medical gradutes to qualify from Hawassa Medical College which has been supported by the link since its very beginning with skills training, training resources and training of the trainers. Dr Fitsum and Dr Eskedar have arrived as a part of exchange programme between Hawassa University & Cardiff University British Council sponsored Institutional Link initiated by our link. They will spend 4 weeks in Wales including attachment at Cardiff University Hospital.  

 

Doctors from Hawassa at Nevill Hall Hospital

 

 

Maternal Mortality

Ethiopia has one of the highest maternal as well as infant mortality rates in the world.

Total expenditure per capita on health (Intl $, 2004):

Ethiopia : $21 >>

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Life Expectancy at Birth

Men on average live for only 50 yrs and women for 53 yrs. In UK men and women live for 77yrs and 81yrs respectively.