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Country Summary:
Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy
maintained its freedom from colonial rule, one exception being the
Italian occupation of 1936-41. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg,
deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and
established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings,
wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was
finally toppled by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian
People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), in 1991. A
constitution was adopted in 1994 and Ethiopia's first multiparty
elections were held in 1995. A two and a half year border war with
Eritrea ended with a peace treaty on 12 December 2000. Final
demarcation of the boundary is currently on hold due to Ethiopian
objections to an international commission's finding requiring it to
surrender sensitive territory.
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Measles Campaign Date:
Sometime***
Population*:
| Total: |
69,865,000 |
| Under 5yrs Old: |
12,576,000 |
| Pregnant: |
3,074,000 |
| Need ITNs: |
15,650,000 |
*=Population is projected for
2004 with 2003 population and current birth rate. Number of pregnant
women is estimated using the birth rate and population from 2003.
The number of ITNs needed is the sum of children under 5 and
pregnant women.
Progress:
**=Global Fund Aids TB & Malaria. Number is estimated by
assuming 1/3 of money designated for malaria is spent on nets. For
the sake of not over estimating, we figured the cost of ITNs at 5 US
dollars a net. We know this price can be reduced if we purchase
together.
Nets:
Insecticides: |
