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Research Fellow of International Development, Deakin University

Long, often arduous walks are common for women in Ethiopia seeking health care. Supplied

January 25, 2016

Having a baby is hard in Ethiopia: women walk a lot, and wait a lot

Ruth Jackson, Deakin University

It’s impossible to think about maternal health in Ethiopia without thinking about the time and distance between where rural women live and where the government constructs health facilities.

A woman extension worker employed by the Afar Pastoralist Development Association. Some health extension workers are separated from their families and some are unable to move. Kate Holt/Anglican Overseas Aid

November 25, 2015

Ethiopia has cracked the problem of rural health, but its workers feel stuck

Ruth Jackson, Deakin University

In Ethiopia health extension workers in rural areas fulfill an essential service - but they feel they have no career path.

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