Health and Medical Care in Ethiopia

Ronald F. Halbrooks; C. Peter Goodnough; Pete Gannett; Terry Imhoff-Gannett; Patrick Iversen; Dan Williamson; John Mata; Ann Sysel; Richard M. Hodes; Helmut Kloos

doi:10.1056/NEJM198904273201720

Health and Medical Care in Ethiopia

Ronald F. Halbrooks
, C. Peter Goodnough
, Pete Gannett
, Terry Imhoff-Gannett
, Patrick Iversen
, Dan Williamson
, John Mata
, Ann Sysel
, Richard M. Hodes
, Helmut Kloos

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To the Editor: The article by Hodes and Kloos on health and medical care in Ethiopia (Oct. 6 issue)1 is to be commended for its comprehensiveness. However, as one working in this field in Ethiopia, I believe that the authors could have mentioned some of the more positive developments in health care here. This is not to deny the validity of the statistics the authors present, but rather to add to their data. The statement about vitamin A deficiency is incorrect. All sources of data state that Ethiopians are at high risk for this disorder.2 Consultation about iodine deficiency disorders…

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1149-1150
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	320
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198904273201720
State	Published - Apr 27 1989
Externally published	Yes

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