ETHIOPIA: New scheme aims to improve healthcare

Abraham Feleke is the only surgeon at his 150-bed hospital south of Addis Ababa, a facility that caters for two million people. Situated some 300 km south of the capital Addis Ababa, Yirga Alem is seen as a flagship medical centre. But even there the facilities are appallingly inadequate. “I feel we are totally undervalued as a profession," says Abraham.