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Ethiopia

RICE International Relief Corporation has provided medical supplies to partners going to Ethiopia.

In a partnership with Coast Hills and Methodist Church of Mission Viejo, RICE provided two 40-foot containers full of medical supplies, wheelchairs, bandages, and more to set up clinic.

Ethiopia Highlights (Source: CIA Factbook):

  • Ethiopia is located in Eastern Africa, west of Somalia and is slightly less than half the size of Texas
  • The population of Ethiopia consists of 85,237,338 persons.
  • The infant mortality rate is at 80.8 deaths/ 1,000 live births.
  • People in Ethiopia living with HIV/AIDS: 980,000
  • HIV/AIDS Deaths per year: 67,000
  • The Major Infectious Diseases in Ethiopia include:
    • Bacterial and Protozoal Diarrhea, Hepatitis A and E, typhoid fever
    • Malaria
    • Meningococcal Meningitis
    • Rabies
    • Schistosomiasis
  • There are vast water shortages in Ethiopia due to the desertification
  • Refugees and IDP’s in Ethiopia: 200,000
  • Ethiopia is a transit hub for heroin originating in Southwest and Southeast Asia and destined for Europe.
  • Cocaine in Ethiopia is also destined for markets in Southern Africa.

Ethiopia Highlights

Ethiopia Highlights

Ethiopia Highlights
Malnutrition in Ethiopia