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Health for Some, Hope for Others as Policymakers Bet on Medical Plazas

With only 0.41 hospital beds and 0.1 physicians per 1,000 residents, Ethiopia lags well behind global standards. Last year, outpatient visits averaged 1.7 per person. The country's 15,500 health posts, manned by 42,000 extension workers, cast a wide net, but the links between them are thin. By clustering services, planners hope to make better use of limited staff, equipment, and medicine, and to bring more advanced care closer to where people live.

Sep 6 , 2025
By Halima Abate ( a public health professional with over a decade of experience. )

Health for Some, Hope for Others as Policymakers Bet on Medical Plazas

Sep 6 , 2025. By Halima Abate ( a public health professional with over a decade of experience. )

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