Ethiopia faces a critical shortage of motivated health workers amid growing demand for services. In 2020, the country needed around 580,150 health workers, a number expected to rise to 751,800 by 2030. In 2023, Ethiopia only had about 326,000 health workers. Attrition, mainly due to issues around motivation, is a key concern; it undermines the
Every morning before 7 a.m., about 20 clients would gather in the outpatient area of Dubti General Hospital in Afar Region, Ethiopia. Mostly women and children, they waited their turn to talk with a doctor about their health concerns. Elderly men and women sat on wooden benches while mothers stood nearby, trying to soothe a
One year ago, in a small town in northwest Sierra Leone, Catherine Kamara, a 24-year-old pregnant woman, tested positive for HIV during her antenatal care appointment. “The news of my health condition was overwhelming and scary,” says Catherine. “With counseling and encouragement from Nurse Tinny, I discussed it with my husband and asked him to
