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  • Ethiopia has 60% of its natural habitat remaining (source: Population Reference Bureau)
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  • 42% of Ethiopians have access to improved water sources (source: Population Reference Bureau)                            
  • 15% of Ethiopians use adequate sanitation with only 6% in the rural areas (source: Population Reference Bureau)                            
  • Ethiopia has 55 endangered and threatened animal species (source: Population Reference Bureau)                            
  • Ethiopia has 22 threatened and endangered plant species (source: Population Reference Bureau)
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  • 10% of births in Ethiopia are attended by skilled personnel (source: Population Reference Bureau)
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  • 55% of those infected with HIV in Ethiopia are women (source: Population Reference Bureau)                            
  • Women make up 21.8% of Ethiopia’s Parliament (source: Population Reference Bureau)
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  • 15% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 years use contraceptives (source: Population Reference Bureau)                            
  • 24% of women in Ethiopia give birth by the time they are 18 years of age (source: Population Reference Bureau)
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  • 35% of children under the age of 5 years are underweight (source: Population Reference Bureau)                            
  • 46% of Ethiopia’s population is undernourished (source: Population Reference Bureau)
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      The Ethiopia PHE Consortium for Integration of Population, Health and Environment (CIPHE) was launched in May 31, 2008 and legally registered on August 13, 2008 with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) with registration number 3695. As part of the Eastern African Population, Health and Environment Network (established November 2007), CIPHE recognizes the interconnectedness between people and their environment and supports multi-sectoral collaboration and coordination across all levels of society. Together, CIPHE members will plan synergistically for the future and build a better Ethiopia for everyone.
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