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Ethiopia
- Ethiopia's pioneer family planning organizations have experienced significant budget cuts, which caused them to scale back services.
- The country's two major family planning organizations have lost unique U.S. technical support and assistance, which hampers the effectiveness of their family delivery and reduces the efficiency with which planning funds are spent.
- Two urban health posts providing basic family planning and health care were closed in 2001.
- Vital community-based distribution (CBD) programs have been scaled back or abandoned altogether. In remote and underserved areas, CBD programs were often the only link to family planning services and HIV information and referrals.
- A pre-existing contraceptive supply shortage has worsened as the country's primary family planning organizations are no longer able to receive U.S.-donated supplies.
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A Closer Look
Population: 74.2 million (by 2005)
Percentage of women aged 15-49: 45.2%
Contraceptive prevalence
(natural and modern methods): 8.1%
HIV prevalence in adults aged 15-49: 4.4%
Average births per woman: 6.14
Percentage of population aged 24 or younger: 65.4%
Life expectancy: 45.5 years
Abortion policy: Initially, abortion was permitted to preserve physical health and to save a woman's life. In 2004, the abortion law was slightly relaxed to allow for a greater number of exemptions, such as in the case of rape or incest. |
