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Miscellany MEDICAL CARE IN ETHIOPIA The World Health Organization Mission in Ethiopia has been operating since Jan. 1, 1947 as a continuation of the health activities of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration mission in that country. In March the activities and positions of the mission were regularized by the signing of an agreement between the Interim Commission and the imperial Ethiopian government. Ethopia was among the first countries to ratify the constitution of the World Health Organization. The health needs of Ethiopia are almost limitless. With not a single indigenous doctor or nurse for a population of about 12,000,000, dependence on foreign aid is essential for some years. There are at present some seventy foreign physicians in the country, of whom forty-two are in Addis Ababa, and about the same number of nurses. A committee on medical education recently made what is considered to be a conservative estimate of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Miscellany

JAMA , Volume 137 (6) – Jun 5, 1948
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1948 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1948.02890400065020
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MEDICAL CARE IN ETHIOPIA The World Health Organization Mission in Ethiopia has been operating since Jan. 1, 1947 as a continuation of the health activities of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration mission in that country. In March the activities and positions of the mission were regularized by the signing of an agreement between the Interim Commission and the imperial Ethiopian government. Ethopia was among the first countries to ratify the constitution of the World Health Organization. The health needs of Ethiopia are almost limitless. With not a single indigenous doctor or nurse for a population of about 12,000,000, dependence on foreign aid is essential for some years. There are at present some seventy foreign physicians in the country, of whom forty-two are in Addis Ababa, and about the same number of nurses. A committee on medical education recently made what is considered to be a conservative estimate of

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Published: Jun 5, 1948

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