Table 1 Pediatric cataract surgical centers in Ethiopia
Name of center | Location (City/Region) | Type of hospital | Children aged 0–18 years having cataract surgery in previous 12 months | Number of children operated by non-participating surgeons | Number of participating surgeons undertaking cataract surgery on children 0–5 years | Travel time from base hospital to nearest institution offering pediatric cataract surgery (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Menelik II Hospital | Addis Ababa | Government University Hospital | 159 | 42 | 3 | 1 |
St Paul’s Millennium Medical College Hospital | Addis Ababa | Government University Hospital | 40 | 0 | 2* | 1 |
WGGA Eye Centre | Addis Ababa | Private Centre | 6 | 0 | 1* | 1 |
Bisidimo Hospital | Bisidimo, Oromia | Government Hospital (non-teaching) | 25 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
Gondar University Hospital | Gondar, Amhara | Government University Hospital | 142 | 17 | 2* | 14 |
Jimma University Hospital | Jimma, Oromia | Government University Hospital | 127 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Hawassa Referral Hospital | Hawassa, SNNPR | Government University hospital | 80 | 0 | 1 | 5 |