Head of Department's Message
Ladies and gentlemen:
I am very much delighted and privileged to write this address note to all our well-wishers and
health professionals. We all know that health is the most precious wealth that all humans could
have in their life. Moreover, a person can’t feel complete and happy in their life without having a
good health. Also, nobody could gain a good health by any sort of financial negotiations. That’s why the interventions to meet this health care demands need to me more aggressive.
In Africa the biggest challenge in the health care system is the shortage of trained health care professionals and their proper distribution in all sectors. Our country is also not different from this.
The average prevalence of mental disorders in Ethiopia is 15% for adults and 11% for children. Currently, there are about 111 psychiatrists for a population of more than 100 million and most of them are working in Addis Ababa city. This gives a psychiatrist-to-population ratio of 1:2,400,000. Compared to other Sub-Saharan Africa counties, Ethiopia has low number of psychiatrists per population. The factors that cause burden on mental health needs to be addressed effectively. Our institution strives to solve the problems in the community relevant to our field of specialization. To achieve our vision, I would like to invite different stakeholders, governmental and non-governmental organizations to collaborate with us. Looking forward for the cooperation and support from all our well-wishers. Thank you.
