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Wenn Gesundheit ein Luxusgut ist

17. August 2022

Bericht über die Gesundheitssituation in Äthiopien in der Schweizerischen Ärztezeitung

Bereits einfache medizinische Behandlungen sind für armutsbetroffene Familien in Äthiopien unerschwinglich. Die Schweizer Stiftung Menschen für Menschen hilft vor Ort und bezieht dabei die Bevölkerung eng ein. Ihr Ziel ist es, nachhaltige Lebensperspektiven zu schaffen, die nicht bloss eine gute Gesundheit fördern. In einem ausführlichen Beitrag berichtet die Schweizerische Ärztezeitung über die Arbeit von Menschen für Menschen in den Armenvierteln von Debre Berhan.

Schweizerische Ärztezeitung 17.08.2022: "Wenn Gesundheit ein Luxusgut ist".pdf

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Helping people help themselves in one of the poorest countries on earth – this simple but effective principle has been used by Menschen für Menschen Switzerland for the people of Ethiopia for over 30 years. In that time there has been a lot of progress, but a large number of the population still lives in poverty today.

 

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