TY - JOUR
T1 - An international training program to assist with establishing emergency medicine in Ethiopia
AU - Bayleygne, Tesfaye M.
AU - Shahar, Amir
AU - Tsadic, Assefu W.
AU - Benin-Goren, Oddeda
AU - Sorkine, Patrick
AU - Alemnesh, Tewolde
AU - Halpern, Pinchas
N1 - Funding Information:
With support from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Center for International Cooperation (Mashav), and the Addis Ababa Health Bureau, the First Workshop on Emergency Medicine was organized. A team of 2 senior Israeli emergency physicians (AS and PH) and 1 senior emergency nurse (OB-G) flew to Addis Ababa. The aims of their project were:
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Ethiopia has a population of 56 million and an area of 1,110,000 km2. Ethiopia is one of the poorest nations in the world, and its health services system reflects that poverty. Accidental injury, violence, infectious diseases, and natural and manmade disasters abound, yet emergency medicine is practically nonexistent. Poorly equipped and staff emergency 'rooms' supply substandard service even in the capital. Significant work and planning are under way by a group of high-quality and dedicated local physicians and nurses with international support from Israel and the United States. A coherent plan is due at the end of the year. Much financial and professional support from outside sources will be required for significant advances in the quality of emergency care to improve. Human as well are material resources are vital.
AB - Ethiopia has a population of 56 million and an area of 1,110,000 km2. Ethiopia is one of the poorest nations in the world, and its health services system reflects that poverty. Accidental injury, violence, infectious diseases, and natural and manmade disasters abound, yet emergency medicine is practically nonexistent. Poorly equipped and staff emergency 'rooms' supply substandard service even in the capital. Significant work and planning are under way by a group of high-quality and dedicated local physicians and nurses with international support from Israel and the United States. A coherent plan is due at the end of the year. Much financial and professional support from outside sources will be required for significant advances in the quality of emergency care to improve. Human as well are material resources are vital.
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U2 - 10.1067/mem.2000.110012
DO - 10.1067/mem.2000.110012
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AN - SCOPUS:0033770148
SN - 0196-0644
VL - 36
SP - 378
EP - 382
JO - Annals of Emergency Medicine
JF - Annals of Emergency Medicine
IS - 4
ER -
