Ethopia: Ethiopian Medical Association reports doctors’ imprisonment over unpaid wages, calls for urgent action ahead of conference

Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Medical Association (EMA) has expressed concern that doctors in some regions have been imprisoned for demanding unpaid wages, warning that health professionals are working under “many pressures” while their concerns remain unaddressed.

In a statement ahead of its 61st Annual Medical Conference and International Health Exhibition, set for February 14–15, 2025, in Addis Abeba, the association said, “Although our country’s doctors continue working while enduring many pressures,…