Health and disease in rural Ethiopia.
Ethiopia, among the world's poorest countries, suffers from a full spectrum of health problems. A plastic surgeon and a public health physician present their experiences in Sidamo province in the Rift Valley.
D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D003906:Developing Countries; D004813:Epidemiology; D005002:Ethiopia; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014438:Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne / Q000453:epidemiology