
A rich white guy poses with a poor black guy for a few "likes" on social media
A Spanish doctor in Ethiopia writes this critique of the trend of “voluntourism” and the “white savior” complex

How to Engage in Health Cooperation in Africa (and How to Share Your Experience When You Return)
A brief, tongue-in-cheek guide to help readers navigate the prejudices and stereotypes inherited from the colonial mindset that weigh us down when we work in Africa, based on the authors’ on-the-ground experience

The Unseen Deaths of the Conflict in Ethiopia
The coordinator of the pediatric unit at the rural hospital in Gambo describes how the war in the African country is driving up maternal mortality amid “a shocking international silence”

Ethiopia: It's not all war and famine
The coordinator of the pediatrics unit at the rural hospital in Gambo describes how the partnership between healthcare teams represents a major step forward for the local population, far beyond the context of the armed conflict currently affecting the African country

Cooperation and Groundhog Day
A pediatrician’s reflections on what it means to work as a doctor in an African country like Ethiopia and how the local population experiences it

“I didn’t know my premature daughter would survive”
We opened the first rural neonatal intensive care unit in the area where we are located at Gambo Hospital in Ethiopia. This facility is intended to be a place of hope

What if it's because Africa has actually done better?
I’m wondering what we’re all wondering: why are COVID-19 infection rates and mortality so low on the African continent? From Ethiopia, setting aside speculation, I’ll share what I’m experiencing

Stillbirths in the Age of Coronavirus: The Silenced Deaths
COVID-19 has led to a rise in maternal and neonatal mortality that goes unreported because the pandemic overshadows everything

Dying from measles in the age of the coronavirus
The author is witnessing an epidemic in Ethiopia that is taking a particularly heavy toll on the most vulnerable children, amid an international silence that terrifies him more than the disease itself

When being born prematurely no longer means certain death
The author describes how a region of Ethiopia has gone from certain defeat to renewed hope thanks to the implementation of a pilot program for neonatal health

Advice I Wish I'd Had Before Going on a Volunteer Mission
Misunderstood solidarity can do more harm than good. The author of this text has experienced this firsthand, from his early days as a volunteer to his current role as director of a rural hospital in Ethiopia

The book that challenges the cooperation model
The opening chapter of *The Last Aid Worker* by Dr. Iñaki Alegría, written after five years of fighting child malnutrition in Gambo, a remote village in Ethiopia

Childbirth is not a disease, but it kills more people than most diseases
In southern Ethiopia, giving birth is a matter of life and death; being born is a struggle, and surviving is a challenge

From Surviving Childbirth to Experiencing It
In rural Ethiopia, pregnant women pray that they won't die during childbirth

Tuberculosis Patients: The Isolated Ones of the 21st Century
Pediatrician Iñaki Alegría tells the story of Hamzia, a young woman with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis whose story illustrates the importance of treating patients without stigmatizing them

We are fighting leprosy's worst enemy: man
From Ethiopia, Dr. Iñaki Alegría describes how the stigma surrounding the disease persists even after the bacillus that causes it has been defeated

“There’s something better than saving lives: teaching others how to save them”
Being born in Ethiopia is a challenge; surviving the first 24 hours is a struggle. Pediatrician Iñaki Alegría Coll talks about his work at the Gambo Rural General Hospital

A journey from which I have never returned
The medical director of Gambo Hospital in Ethiopia recounts his deep connection to the hospital and the community, from the time he spent there as a volunteer for three months to his current position

Ethiopia: The Preventable Famine
Today, no food crisis is caused solely by drought. The causes are political and economic, and preventable

“Better to lie than to die”
The stories of two Ethiopian women forced to resort to deception to protect their families

They are preventing us from saving the forgotten girls
Since the Ethiopian government restricted internet access, we have been unable to access scientific information online or discuss cases of seriously ill patients that are beyond our means and knowledge

Forced to be heroines when all they want is to be mothers
Too many mothers continue to lose their lives during childbirth. These are stories of women who want nothing more than to give birth in a calm, simple, and joyful way, without putting themselves at risk

Because I can't eat
Ethiopia is experiencing one of the worst droughts in recent decades. The malnutrition it is causing is a silent and invisible killer.

Ethiopia: A Famine Beyond the Drought
The country's prosperity is either a lie or a reality for a minority at the expense of the majority. More than 300,000 children suffer from severe malnutrition—in other words, they are starving to death.

Ruziya: “Will I have anything to eat today?”
When you give a name, a face, and a personal story to the children dying of hunger, you cannot remain indifferent. This is the message from a pediatrician who fights malnutrition every day in Ethiopia


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