Health Care System for Ethiopian population (analytical review)

The problem of obtaining high-quality, affordable, effective medical care for the population in developing countries, especially the African continent, is urgent.

The purpose of the study is an assessment of Ethiopian health care system based on various health indicators of the country’s population.

The following indicators characterizing the health care system were used: health care financing, life expectancy, indicators of medical care, human resources capacity of health care institutions, population morbidity, crude mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, infant and child mortality rate, vaccine prevention. There were analyzed the scientific literature reviews, obtained from the incidence databases of the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and other sources. The search for scientific literature was carried out using the Scopus, Web of Science, MedLine, Global Health databases.

The review presents an assessment of the health care delivery system in Ethiopia, which identified a number of problems regarding the underfunding of the health care system. Maternal and child mortality rates were noted to be significantly reduced owing to the implementation of programs for prenatal care and vaccination of children. The distribution of highly qualified employees is biased towards private and non-governmental organizations. Statistical data showed an increase in the coverage of routine vaccination of children in recent years.

The analysis made it possible to determine the main directions of medical and preventive work and can fully serve as the base for the development of programs for the improvement of the population of Ethiopia.

Contribution of the authors:
Molla I.B. — writing of the text, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article, work with literature;
Kiku P.F. — the concept and design of the study, writing of the text;
Rasskazova V.N. — editing, writing of the text;
Bogdanova V.D. — writing of the text, work with literature.
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version. 

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship. 

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Received: September 07, 2020
Accepted: January 14, 2021
Published: April 28, 2023

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