Health Care System for Ethiopian population (analytical review)

Abstract

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.